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Hex #a8c8cf

#a8c8cf is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #a8c8cf color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#a8c8cf Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#a8c8cf copy to clipboard
RGB	R 168 G 200 B 207 RGB (168, 200, 207) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 190.77 S 0.29 L 0.74
CMYK	C 15% M 3% Y 0% K 19%
Usage of blue	The color #a8c8cf is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#a8c8cf Conversion and Usage

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

#a8c8cf to RGB conversion

Red	168	168% RED
Green	200	200% GREEN
Blue	207	207% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(168, 200, 207); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(168, 200, 207); // for css background-color

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#a8c8cf to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
15.29 %	2.75 %	0 %	18.82 %

#a8c8cf to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
190.769	0.29	0.74

CSS code: color: hsl(190.8, 29%, 74%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #a8c8cf

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 #a8c8cf

Tints and Shades of #a8c8cf

Tints of #a8c8cf		Shades of #a8c8cf
	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 #a8c8cf

This shows how text with the hex-color #a8c8cf 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 #a8c8cf

Primary
#a8c8cf (already open)

Secondary
#cfafa8

Tertiary
#fcfbfa

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Complementary Color: #cfafa8

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #a8c8cf

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