Palettes / Colors / #A8A7EC

#A8A7EC — Light Blue

#A8A7EC is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#A8A7EC 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 #EBECA7; it also sits naturally between #A7C8EC and #CBA7EC. 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 93%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

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CSS code for #A8A7EC

.text { color: #A8A7EC; }
.background { background-color: #A8A7EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8A7EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 167, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 64%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8A7EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 167, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8A7EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 167, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8A7EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8A7EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBECA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8A7EC: #000000.

How #A8A7EC 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 #A8A7EC 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 #A8A7EC?

#A8A7EC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 168, 167, 236). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8A7EC?

#A8A7EC is RGB 168, 167, 236 — HSL 241°, 64%, 79% — CMYK 29%, 29%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A8A7EC?

Its complement is #EBECA7; analogous partners are #A7C8EC and #CBA7EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8A7EC for text?

Black text on #A8A7EC has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.