What color is #A8B8D3?

#A8B8D3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B8D3?

The RGB value is 168, 184, 211: 168 red, 184 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B8D3?

The complementary color is #D3C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B8D3 color

#A8B8D3 rgb(168, 184, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8B8D3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 72.2% green and 82.7% blue (168, 184, 211).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 33% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#A8B8D3 color codes

HEX	`#A8B8D3`
RGB	`rgb(168, 184, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 72.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 33%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 20%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, 0.23, -15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 15.43, 270.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.044, 47.308, 68.374)`
Decimal	`11057363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B8D3, 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 #A8B8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #A8B8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b8d3; }
.text { color: #a8b8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 184 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b8d3, #aea8d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8B8D3?: #A8B8D3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B8D3?: The RGB value is 168, 184, 211: 168 red, 184 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B8D3?: The complementary color is #D3C3A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.