Information about #A8BBCC color

#A8BBCC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8BBCC is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 187, 204) — 65.9% red, 73.3% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 7 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated azure, #A8BBCC floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Icebreaker (#A9B7C9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Comfort Zone (#A2B9D2) and Shinto (#A6B5C6).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 187, 204) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A8BBCC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8BBCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8BBCC color variations

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

#A8BBCC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8BBCC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8BBCC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8BBCC 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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#A8BBCC 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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#CCCBA8
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#CCA8A9
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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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#CCA8BB
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#BBCCA8
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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 #A8BBCC

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

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Light Grey Blue color link
Light Grey Blue

#9DBCD4

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

#A8BBCC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8BBCC
  • RGB168, 187, 204
  • CMYK14, 7, 0, 20
  • CSSrgb(168, 187, 204)
  • HSL208°, 26%, 73%
  • HSL Precise208.333°, 26.087%, 72.941%
  • HSV208°, 18%, 80%
  • HSB208°, 18%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.733, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.733, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.733, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8BBCC
  • DECIMAL ID11058124
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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