#A8A8FF
A very light, vivid blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.
About #A8A8FF
Visually, #A8A8FF is defined as a vivid blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Cornflowerblue. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 168 parts green, and 255 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 34% cyan and 34% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 82.9% lightness.
Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A8A8FF
RGB168, 168, 255
HSL240.0°, 100.0%, 82.9%
CMYK34%, 34%, 0%, 0%
HSV240.0°, 34.1%, 100.0%
LAB71.9, 19.7, -43.1
XYZ48.2, 43.6, 100.5
Decimal11053311
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.71:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A8A8FF;
}
.text-color {
color: #A8A8FF;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A8A8FF;
}