HEX Color #A8DBE9 (Lightblue)

About #A8DBE9

The precise color #A8DBE9 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightblue. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 219 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 28% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow, and 9% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8DBE9

RGB168, 219, 233

HSL192.9°, 59.6%, 78.6%

CMYK28%, 6%, 0%, 9%

HSV192.9°, 27.9%, 91.4%

LAB84.4, -13.2, -12.2

XYZ56.2, 64.9, 86.7

Decimal11066345

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8DBE9 #E8B6A8

Analogous

#A8E8D6 #A8BAE8

Triadic

#E8A8DB #DBE8A8

Tetradic

#D6A8E8 #E8B6A8 #BAE8A8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8DBE9

#B1DFEB

#BBE3ED

#C5E7F0

#CEEBF2

#D8EFF5

#E2F3F7

#EBF7FA

#F5FBFC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8DBE9

#95C2CF

#82AAB5

#70929B

#5D7981

#4A6167

#38494D

#253033

#121819

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.50:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

13.97:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.44:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

11.88:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8DBE9; }

.text-color { color: #A8DBE9; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8DBE9; }

Similar Colors

Lightblue

#ADD8E6