#A8A8F0

A very light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #A8A8F0

The hex code #A8A8F0 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 168 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 30% cyan and 30% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 70.6% saturation, and 80.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8A8F0
RGB168, 168, 240
HSL240.0°, 70.6%, 80.0%
CMYK30%, 30%, 0%, 6%
HSV240.0°, 30.0%, 94.1%
LAB71.3, 15.9, -36.0
XYZ45.9, 42.6, 88.2
Decimal11053296

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.52:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.10:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A8F0; }
.text-color { color: #A8A8F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A8F0; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
#6495ED