Information about #A8C9E6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A8C9E6 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 201, 230) — 65.9% red, 78.8% green, 90.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 11 / 0 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8C9E6 is a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Tropical Blue (#AEC9EB). Slightly further away sit Time Out (#AAC2E3) and Sail (#A5CEEC).

The recipe behind #A8C9E6 is rgb(168, 201, 230), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8C9E6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8C9E6 color variations

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

#A8C9E6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8C9E6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8C9E6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8C9E6 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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#A8C9E6 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 #A8C9E6

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

Tropical Blue color link
Tropical Blue

#AEC9EB

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Pale Cornflower Blue color link
Pale Cornflower Blue

#ABCDEF

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Jeans Blue color link
Jeans Blue

#A0CFEC

Pastel Denim color link
Pastel Denim

#AFC0EA

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Baby Blue Eyes color link
Baby Blue Eyes

#A1CAF1

Pale Cerulean color link
Pale Cerulean

#9BC4E2

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

#A8C9E6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8C9E6
  • RGB168, 201, 230
  • CMYK24, 11, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(168, 201, 230)
  • HSL208°, 55%, 78%
  • HSL Precise208.065°, 55.357%, 78.039%
  • HSV208°, 27%, 90%
  • HSB208°, 27%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.788, 0.902)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.788, 0.902, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.788, 0.902)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8C9E6
  • DECIMAL ID11061734
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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