#A8B6E2
A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.
About #A8B6E2
At its core, #A8B6E2 is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Lightsteelblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 182 green, and 226 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 26% cyan and 19% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A8B6E2
RGB168, 182, 226
HSL225.5°, 50.0%, 77.3%
CMYK26%, 19%, 0%, 11%
HSV225.5°, 25.7%, 88.6%
LAB74.4, 4.8, -23.6
XYZ46.6, 47.3, 78.6
Decimal11056866
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.45:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.92:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.89:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A8B6E2;
}
.text-color {
color: #A8B6E2;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A8B6E2;
}