HEX Color #A8A8C5 (Lightsteelblue)

About #A8A8C5

At its core, #A8A8C5 is a light and muted hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightsteelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 168 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 15% C, 15% M, 0% Y, and 23% K. With a hue angle of 240.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8A8C5

RGB168, 168, 197

HSL240.0°, 20.0%, 71.6%

CMYK15%, 15%, 0%, 23%

HSV240.0°, 14.7%, 77.3%

LAB69.7, 5.9, -14.8

XYZ40.2, 40.4, 58.5

Decimal11053253

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8A8C5 #C4C4A7

Analogous

#A7B6C4 #B6A7C4

Triadic

#C4A7A7 #A7C4A7

Tetradic

#C4A7B6 #C4C4A7 #A7C4B6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8A8C5

#B1B1CB

#BBBBD1

#C5C5D8

#CECEDE

#D8D8E5

#E2E2EB

#EBEBF2

#F5F5F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8A8C5

#9595AF

#828299

#707083

#5D5D6D

#4A4A57

#383841

#25252B

#121215

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.31:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

9.07:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.21:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.71:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A8C5; }

.text-color { color: #A8A8C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A8C5; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue

#B0C4DE