Information about #A8C6E1 color

#A8C6E1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A8C6E1 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 198, 225) — 65.9% red, 77.6% green, 88.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 11 / 0 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A8C6E1 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure 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 a hair away from Time Out (#AAC2E3). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE) and Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 198, 225) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A8C6E1 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #A8C6E1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A8C6E1 color variations

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

#A8C6E1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8C6E1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8C6E1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8C6E1 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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#A8C6E1 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 #A8C6E1

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

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Regent St Blue color link
Regent St Blue

#A0CDD9

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Oxymoron color link
Oxymoron

#9CBFE3

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

#A8C6E1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8C6E1
  • RGB168, 198, 225
  • CMYK22, 11, 0, 12
  • CSSrgb(168, 198, 225)
  • HSL208°, 49%, 77%
  • HSL Precise208.421°, 48.718%, 77.059%
  • HSV208°, 25%, 88%
  • HSB208°, 25%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.776, 0.882)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.776, 0.882, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.776, 0.882)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8C6E1
  • DECIMAL ID11060961
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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