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Hex #a8b3fd

#a8b3fd is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a8b3fd color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a8b3fd Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#a8b3fd copy to clipboard
RGB	R 168 G 179 B 253 RGB (168, 179, 253) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 232.24 S 0.96 L 0.83
CMYK	C 33% M 29% Y 0% K 1%
Usage of blue	The color #a8b3fd is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a8b3fd Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#a8b3fd to RGB conversion

Red	168	168% RED
Green	179	179% GREEN
Blue	253	253% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(168, 179, 253); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(168, 179, 253); // for css background-color

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#a8b3fd to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
33.33 %	29.02 %	0 %	0.78 %

#a8b3fd to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
232.235	0.96	0.83

CSS code: color: hsl(232.2, 96%, 83%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a8b3fd

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #a8b3fd

Tints and Shades of #a8b3fd

Tints of #a8b3fd		Shades of #a8b3fd
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #a8b3fd

This shows how text with the hex-color #a8b3fd would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #a8b3fd

Primary
#a8b3fd (already open)

Secondary
#fdf2a8

Tertiary
#ffffff

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Complementary Color: #fdf2a8

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a8b3fd

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