Palettes / Colors / #A8A4E8

#A8A4E8 — Light Blue

#A8A4E8 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #A8A4E8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A8A4E8 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E4E9A5; it also sits naturally between #A5C2E9 and #CBA5E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 64% · Blue 91%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A8A4E8

.text { color: #A8A4E8; }
.background { background-color: #A8A4E8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8A4E8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 164, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 60%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8A4E8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 164, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8A4E8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 164, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8A4E8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8A4E8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A8A4E8

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E9A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8A4E8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8A4E8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A8A4E8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A8A4E8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A8A4E8?

#A8A4E8 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 168, 164, 232). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8A4E8?

#A8A4E8 is RGB 168, 164, 232 — HSL 244°, 60%, 78% — CMYK 28%, 29%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #A8A4E8?

Its complement is #E4E9A5; analogous partners are #A5C2E9 and #CBA5E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8A4E8 for text?

Black text on #A8A4E8 has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.