Palettes / Colors / #A8A8CD

#A8A8CD — Light Dusty Blue

#A8A8CD 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 #A8A8CD 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.

#A8A8CD 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 #CDCDA8; it also sits naturally between #A8BACD and #BAA8CD. 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 66% · Blue 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8A8CD

.text { color: #A8A8CD; }
.background { background-color: #A8A8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8A8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 168, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 27%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8A8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 168, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8A8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 168, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8A8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8A8CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8A8CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8A8CD

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 #A8A8CD 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 #A8A8CD 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 #A8A8CD?

#A8A8CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 168, 168, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8A8CD?

#A8A8CD is RGB 168, 168, 205 — HSL 240°, 27%, 73% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #A8A8CD?

Its complement is #CDCDA8; analogous partners are #A8BACD and #BAA8CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8A8CD for text?

Black text on #A8A8CD has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.