Information about #A8BEE1 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8BEE1 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 190, 225) — 65.9% red, 74.5% green, 88.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 14 / 0 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #A8BEE1 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Time Out (#AAC2E3). Slightly further away sit Perano (#ACB9E8) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 190, 225) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8BEE1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8BEE1 color variations

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

#A8BEE1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8BEE1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8BEE1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8BEE1 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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#A8BEE1 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 #A8BEE1

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

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

#A8BEE1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8BEE1
  • RGB168, 190, 225
  • CMYK22, 14, 0, 12
  • CSSrgb(168, 190, 225)
  • HSL217°, 49%, 77%
  • HSL Precise216.842°, 48.718%, 77.059%
  • HSV217°, 25%, 88%
  • HSB217°, 25%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.745, 0.882)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.745, 0.882, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.745, 0.882)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8BEE1
  • DECIMAL ID11058913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers327 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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