Palettes / Colors / #A8A5CE

#A8A5CE — Light Dusty Blue

#A8A5CE is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #A8A5CE 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.

#A8A5CE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CBCEA6; it also sits naturally between #A6B7CE and #BDA6CE. 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 65% · Blue 81%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8A5CE

.text { color: #A8A5CE; }
.background { background-color: #A8A5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8A5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 165, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 29%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8A5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 165, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8A5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 165, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8A5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8A5CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBCEA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8A5CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8A5CE

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 #A8A5CE 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 #A8A5CE 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 #A8A5CE?

#A8A5CE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 168, 165, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8A5CE?

#A8A5CE is RGB 168, 165, 206 — HSL 244°, 29%, 73% — CMYK 18%, 20%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #A8A5CE?

Its complement is #CBCEA6; analogous partners are #A6B7CE and #BDA6CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8A5CE for text?

Black text on #A8A5CE has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.