What color is #A8B5ED?

#A8B5ED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B5ED?

The RGB value is 168, 181, 237: 168 red, 181 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B5ED?

The complementary color is #EDE0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B5ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B5ED color

#A8B5ED rgb(168, 181, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8B5ED is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71% green and 92.9% blue (168, 181, 237).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 66% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#A8B5ED color codes

HEX	`#A8B5ED`
RGB	`rgb(168, 181, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 66%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 29%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.5, 7.96, -29.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.5, 30.43, 285.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.954, 47.486, 86.743)`
Decimal	`11056621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B5ED, 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 #A8B5ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B5ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #A8B5ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b5ed; }
.text { color: #a8b5ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b5ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 181 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b5ed, #bda8ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #A8B5ED?: #A8B5ED is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B5ED?: The RGB value is 168, 181, 237: 168 red, 181 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B5ED?: The complementary color is #EDE0A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B5ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.