What color is #A8C9EB?

#A8C9EB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8C9EB?

The RGB value is 168, 201, 235: 168 red, 201 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8C9EB?

The complementary color is #EBCAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8C9EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8C9EB color

#A8C9EB rgb(168, 201, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A8C9EB is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 78.8% green and 92.2% blue (168, 201, 235).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#A7C7E7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#A8C9EB color codes

HEX	`#A8C9EB`
RGB	`rgb(168, 201, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 78.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 63%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 14%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, -3.35, -20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 20.68, 260.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.026, 56.094, 86.667)`
Decimal	`11061739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8C9EB, 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 #A8C9EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8C9EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #A8C9EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8c9eb; }
.text { color: #a8c9eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8c9eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 201 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8c9eb, #a9a8eb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8C9EB?: #A8C9EB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pastel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8C9EB?: The RGB value is 168, 201, 235: 168 red, 201 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8C9EB?: The complementary color is #EBCAA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8C9EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.