Information about #A8DAE6 color

#A8DAE6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8DAE6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 218, 230) — 65.9% red, 85.5% green, 90.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 5 / 0 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A8DAE6 reads as a confidently colored water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Charlotte (#A4DCE6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Blue (#ADD8E6) and Crystal (#A7D8DE).

The recipe behind #A8DAE6 is rgb(168, 218, 230), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A8DAE6: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8DAE6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8DAE6 color variations

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

#A8DAE6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8DAE6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8DAE6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8DAE6 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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#A8DAE6 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 #A8DAE6

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

Charlotte color link
Charlotte

#A4DCE6

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Non Photo Blue color link
Non Photo Blue

#A4DDED

Coral Blue color link
Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Pastel Blue green color link
Pastel Blue green

#A5E3E0

Sail color link
Sail

#A5CEEC

Norah Blue color link
Norah Blue

#AEE4EE

Blizzard Blue color link
Blizzard Blue

#ACE5EE

Dreamer’s Sky color link
Dreamer’s Sky

#ADDED9

#A8DAE6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8DAE6
  • RGB168, 218, 230
  • CMYK24, 5, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(168, 218, 230)
  • HSL192°, 55%, 78%
  • HSL Precise191.613°, 55.357%, 78.039%
  • HSV192°, 27%, 90%
  • HSB192°, 27%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.902
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.855, 0.902)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.855, 0.902, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.855, 0.902)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB90.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8DAE6
  • DECIMAL ID11066086
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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