Information about #A8C0DF color

#A8C0DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8C0DF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 192, 223) — 65.9% red, 75.3% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 12 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #A8C0DF 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 Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9) and Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 192, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8C0DF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8C0DF color variations

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

#A8C0DF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A8C0DF

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

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Perano color link
Perano

#ACB9E8

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8C0DF
  • RGB168, 192, 223
  • CMYK22, 12, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(168, 192, 223)
  • HSL214°, 46%, 77%
  • HSL Precise213.818°, 46.218%, 76.667%
  • HSV214°, 25%, 87%
  • HSB214°, 25%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.753, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.753, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.753, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8C0DF
  • DECIMAL ID11059423
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01