#A8BDC5

A light, muted blue closely aligning with Silver.

About #A8BDC5

When working with digital screens, the color #A8BDC5 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Silver. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 189 parts green, and 197 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 4% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 196.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#A8BDC5
RGB168, 189, 197
HSL196.6°, 20.0%, 71.6%
CMYK15%, 4%, 0%, 23%
HSV196.6°, 14.7%, 77.3%
LAB75.3, -5.5, -6.5
XYZ44.4, 48.8, 59.9
Decimal11058629

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.95:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.75:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.87:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8BDC5; }
.text-color { color: #A8BDC5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8BDC5; }

Similar Colors

Silver
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