#A8CCE2

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.

About #A8CCE2

When working with digital screens, the color #A8CCE2 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightsteelblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 204, 226).

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 26% cyan and 10% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 202.8° hue, 50.0% saturation, and 77.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a 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#A8CCE2
RGB168, 204, 226
HSL202.8°, 50.0%, 77.3%
CMYK26%, 10%, 0%, 11%
HSV202.8°, 25.7%, 88.6%
LAB80.2, -7.0, -14.8
XYZ51.5, 57.0, 80.2
Decimal11062498

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.40:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.54:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8CCE2; }
.text-color { color: #A8CCE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8CCE2; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue
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