What color is #A8B5D9?

#A8B5D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B5D9?

The RGB value is 168, 181, 217: 168 red, 181 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B5D9?

The complementary color is #D9CCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B5D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B5D9 color

#A8B5D9 rgb(168, 181, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8B5D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71% green and 85.1% blue (168, 181, 217).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 39% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#A8B5D9 color codes

HEX	`#A8B5D9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 181, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 39%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, 3.22, -19.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 19.86, 279.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.193, 46.381, 72.204)`
Decimal	`11056601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B5D9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A8B5D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B5D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A8B5D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b5d9; }
.text { color: #a8b5d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b5d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 181 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b5d9, #b3a8d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A8B5D9?: #A8B5D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B5D9?: The RGB value is 168, 181, 217: 168 red, 181 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B5D9?: The complementary color is #D9CCA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B5D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.