Close to Periwinkle
#A8BDFD
#A8BDFD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 96% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A8BDFD.
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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1.85:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.36:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A8BDFD as they’d see it.
#A8BDFD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A8BDFD
What color is #A8BDFD?
#A8BDFD is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 65.9% red, 74.1% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 225°, with 96% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A8BDFD in RGB?
#A8BDFD is rgb(168, 189, 253): 168 red, 189 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A8BDFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(34, 25, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A8BDFD?
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 #A8BDFD?
Its complement #D1BE7E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.