#A899E9

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #A899E9

When working with digital screens, the color #A899E9 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 153 green, and 233 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 28% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A899E9
RGB168, 153, 233
HSL251.2°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK28%, 34%, 0%, 9%
HSV251.2°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB67.3, 22.7, -38.4
XYZ42.2, 37.0, 82.0
Decimal11049449

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.40:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.39:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A899E9; }
.text-color { color: #A899E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A899E9; }

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