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#A8A5BB closest to Pastel Purple

#A8A5BB is a light gray; the closest named color is Pastel Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 64.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(168, 165, 187)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 14% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #A8A5BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.76:1.

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Variations of #A8A5BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A8A5BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A8A5BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A8A5BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A1A7BA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A8BC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2A7BC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1A7BA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3A6BB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A5A8AC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7A6B4
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A7AD

#A8A5BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#A8A5BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.76:1 Very good#A8A5BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A8A5BB in CSS

/* Pastel Purple */
.color { color: #A8A5BB; }
.background { background-color: #A8A5BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A8A5BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 165 187);
color: hsl(248 14% 69%);
color: oklch(0.732 0.032 291.9);

#A8A5BB FAQ

What color is #A8A5BB?

#A8A5BB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #A8A5BB?

#A8A5BB is rgb(168, 165, 187) in RGB, hsl(248, 14%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A8A5BB?

The complementary color of #A8A5BB is #B8BBA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A8A5BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #A8A5BB: 8.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A8A5BB a warm or cool color?

#A8A5BB is a neutral color.