Color Name
Light Steel Blue*
Hex Color Code
#A8B4CD
RGB Color Code
RGB(168, 180, 205)
CMYK Values*
18.0%, 12.2%, 0.0%, 19.6%
#A8B4CD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

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What color is A8B4CD?

The RGB color code for color number #A8B4CD is RGB(168, 180, 205). In the RGB color model, #A8B4CD has a red value of 168, a green value of 180, and a blue value of 205. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 18.0% cyan, 12.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 19.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 220.5° (degrees), 27.0 % saturation, and 73.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A8B4CD has a hue of 220.5° (degrees), 18.0 % saturation and 80.4 % brightness/value.

Color A8B4CD is cool or warm?

Color A8B4CD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #A8B4CD? (For interior and product design)

A8B4CD has an LRV of nearly 45. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#A8B4CD
LRV 45
Light Color

Compare LRV 45 of #A8B4CD with dark and light color

Is #A8B4CD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A8B4CD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #A8B4CD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #A8B4CD
Hex triplet
#A8B4CD
Red
A8
Green
B4
Blue
CD
RGBA / RGB rgb(168, 180, 205)
Red
168 (65.9%)
Green
180 (70.6%)
Blue
205 (80.4%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
18.05%
Magenta
12.20%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
19.61%
HSL hsl(220.54deg, 27.0 %, 73.1 %)
Hue
220.54°
Saturation
27.01 %
Lightness
73.14 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
220.54°
Saturation
18.05 %
Brightness / Value
80.39 %
RYB ryb(27, 43, 60)
Red
27 (10.6%)
Yellow
43 (16.8%)
Blue
60 (23.7%)
HWB
Hue
220.54°
Whiteness
65.88 %
Blackness
19.61 %
CMY
Cyan
34.12%
Magenta
29.41%
Yellow
19.61%
XYZ
X
43.49
Y
45.38
Z
64.22
YXY
Y1
45.38
X
0.28
Y2
0.3
CIE-Lab
L
73.14
A
1.07
B
-14.04
CIE-Lch
L
73.14
C
14.08
H
274.36
CIE-Luv
L
73.14
U
-7.7
V
-21.77
Hunter-Lab
L
67.36
A
-2.64
B
-9.38
Other
LRV
~ 45.4 %
Munsell Color System
9.9B 7.2/2.7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #A8B4CD

These are the named colors closest to hex A8B4CD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B0C4DE Color Light Steel Blue
95.09% match | ΔE 4.91
#C4C3D0 Color Lavender Gray
92.24% match | ΔE 7.76
#91A3B0 Color Cadet Gray
91.38% match | ΔE 8.62

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A8B4CD.


RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A8B4CD.


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A8B4CD.

#A7BCD6 Color PANTONE 651 C
96.18% match | ΔE 3.82
#BDC5DB Color PANTONE 7450 C
95.09% match | ΔE 4.91
#B8C9E1 Color PANTONE 2127 C
94.30% match | ΔE 5.70
#9EA6B4 Color PANTONE 2162 C
94.30% match | ΔE 5.70

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A8B4CD.


Paint color for Hex #A8B4CD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex A8B4CD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from A8B4CD once it is on a wall.


Benjamin Moore

Hex color A8B4CD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A8B4CD to Benjamin Moore


PPG Paints

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Behr

Hex color A8B4CD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A8B4CD to Behr


Sherwin Williams

Hex color A8B4CD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A8B4CD to Sherwin Williams


Valspar

Hex color A8B4CD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A8B4CD to Valspar


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A8B4CD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A8B4CD to Dunn-Edwards


Farrow & Ball

Hex color A8B4CD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A8B4CD to Farrow & Ball

#98ACBA Color Kittiwake (307)
92.61% match | ΔE 7.39
#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)
91.74% match | ΔE 8.26
#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)
89.83% match | ΔE 10.17

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#A8B4CD color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#A8B4CD
Light Steel Blue*
#CDC1A8
Khaki*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #A8B4CD?

Color that best contrast with #A8B4CD is #CDC1A8, color name is Khaki*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #A8B4CD?

Complementary or Opposite color for #A8B4CD is #CDC1A8, color name is Khaki*.

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