#A8A0F0

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #A8A0F0

When working with digital screens, the color #A8A0F0 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Cornflowerblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 160 green, and 240 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 30% Cyan, 33% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8A0F0
RGB168, 160, 240
HSL246.0°, 72.7%, 78.4%
CMYK30%, 33%, 0%, 6%
HSV246.0°, 33.3%, 94.1%
LAB69.3, 20.4, -39.1
XYZ44.4, 39.8, 87.8
Decimal11051248

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.61:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A0F0; }
.text-color { color: #A8A0F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A0F0; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
#6495ED