Information about #A8AEC7 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8AEC7 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 174, 199) — 65.9% red, 68.2% green, 78% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 10 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A8AEC7 presents itself as a softly toned deep-sea blue — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Echo Blue (#A4AFCD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Shinto (#A6B5C6) and Icebreaker (#A9B7C9).

The recipe behind #A8AEC7 is rgb(168, 174, 199), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A8AEC7 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #A8AEC7 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8AEC7 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A8AEC7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8AEC7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8AEC7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8AEC7 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A8AEC7 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A8AEC7

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Wild Blue Yonder color link
Wild Blue Yonder

#A2ADD0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Lilac Scent Soft Blue color link
Lilac Scent Soft Blue

#9EABD0

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

#A8AEC7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8AEC7
  • RGB168, 174, 199
  • CMYK12, 10, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(168, 174, 199)
  • HSL228°, 22%, 72%
  • HSL Precise228.387°, 21.678%, 71.961%
  • HSV228°, 16%, 78%
  • HSB228°, 16%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.682, 0.780)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.682, 0.780, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.682, 0.780)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8AEC7
  • DECIMAL ID11054791
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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