Close to Bluebell
#A8AADD
#A8AADD is a light, muted blue, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 66.7% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A8AADD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.22:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.46:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.22:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.46:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A8AADD as they’d see it.
#A8AADD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A8AADD
What color is #A8AADD?
#A8AADD is a light, muted blue, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 66.7% green, and 86.7% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 44% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A8AADD in RGB?
#A8AADD is rgb(168, 170, 221): 168 red, 170 green, and 221 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A8AADD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 23, 0, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A8AADD?
PANTONE 271 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A8AADD?
Its complement #B2B17D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.