HEX Color #A8A0C5 (Thistle)

About #A8A0C5

The precise color #A8A0C5 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Thistle. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 160, 197).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. The HSL representation is 253.0° hue, 24.2% saturation, and 70.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8A0C5

RGB168, 160, 197

HSL253.0°, 24.2%, 70.0%

CMYK15%, 19%, 0%, 23%

HSV253.0°, 18.8%, 77.3%

LAB67.6, 10.3, -17.9

XYZ38.8, 37.5, 58.0

Decimal11051205

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8A0C5 #BDC4A0

Analogous

#A0AAC4 #BAA0C4

Triadic

#C4A7A0 #A0C4A7

Tetradic

#C4A0AA #BDC4A0 #A0C4BA

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8A0C5

#B1AACB

#BBB5D1

#C5BFD8

#CECADE

#D8D4E5

#E2DFEB

#EBE9F2

#F5F4F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8A0C5

#958EAF

#827C99

#706A83

#5D586D

#4A4757

#383541

#25232B

#121115

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.47:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.50:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.36:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.23:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A0C5; }

.text-color { color: #A8A0C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A0C5; }

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