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#a8afff

a light, electric blue · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
168, 175, 255
HSL
235°, 100%, 83%
CMYK
34, 31, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4620

Every format

HEX#a8afff
RGBrgb(168, 175, 255)
HSLhsl(235, 100%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(73.7 15.8 -40.4)
LCHlch(73.7 43.4 291.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.779 0.114 279.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a8afff;
background-color: #a8afff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a8afff] bg-[#a8afff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a8afff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.659, green: 0.686, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a8afff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a8afff on white: 2.05:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a8afff on black: 10.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red65.9%
Green68.6%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan34.1%
Magenta31.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#a8afff text on a black background

contrast 10.24:1

Card sample

#a8afff text on a white background

contrast 2.05:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a8afff;
Background color
Panel with #a8afff background
background-color: #a8afff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a8afff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(168, 175, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(168, 175, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a8afff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8afff, #DBA8FF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a8afff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a8afff in the Color Lab