Color

#A8A2B6

Light muted cool violet. Nearest reference color: Silver (Metallic).

RGB

0–255

168

162

182

CMYK

0–100%

7.69%

10.99%

28.63%

RGB describes how #A8A2B6 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 168, green 162 and blue 182.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 7.69%, magenta 10.99%, yellow 0% and black 28.63%.

HSL values

H 258° S 12.05% L 67.45%

In the HSL color model, #A8A2B6 has a hue of 258°, 12.05% saturation and 67.45% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#A8A2B6 is a light, cool violet with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #A8A2B6 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #A8A2B6

RGB rgb(168, 162, 182)

HSL hsl(258 12.05% 67.45%)

OKLCH oklch(0.723664 0.029339 299.3542)

CSS --color: #A8A2B6;

Tints of #A8A2B6

Tints are lighter variations of #A8A2B6. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F1EBFF #DED8ED #CCC6DA #BAB4C8 #A8A2B6

Shades of #A8A2B6

Shades are darker variations of #A8A2B6. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#A8A2B6 #7A7587 #504A5C #292433 #07040F

Tones of #A8A2B6

Tones reduce the chroma of #A8A2B6, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#A8A2B6 #A7A3B3 #A7A4AF #A6A4AC #A6A5A8

Tonal range of #A8A2B6

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #A8A2B6 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F1EBFF #DED8ED #CCC6DA #BAB4C8 #A8A2B6 #7A7587 #504A5C #292433 #07040F

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F1EBFF;
    --color-200: #DED8ED;
    --color-300: #CCC6DA;
    --color-400: #BAB4C8;
    --color-500: #A8A2B6;
    --color-600: #7A7587;
    --color-700: #504A5C;
    --color-800: #292433;
    --color-900: #07040F;
}

Colors that go with #A8A2B6

Color harmonies for #A8A2B6 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#A8A2B6 #A3A994

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#9EA5B9 #A8A2B6 #B19FAF

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#A8A2B6 #B4A294 #93ACA6

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#A8A2B6 #ADA591 #9AAB9C

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#A8A2B6 #B89F9B #A3A994 #91ABB0

CSS gradients with #A8A2B6

These gradients show how #A8A2B6 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#A8A2B6 #BDB9C8 #D3D0DA #E9E7EC #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A8A2B6, #BDB9C8, #D3D0DA, #E9E7EC, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#A8A2B6 #716D7B #3F3C44 #121115 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A8A2B6, #716D7B, #3F3C44, #121115, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#A8A2B6 #9AA7B9 #91ABB0 #95ACA1 #A3A994

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A8A2B6, #9AA7B9, #91ABB0, #95ACA1, #A3A994);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #A8A2B6. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.47:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.51:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3754 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #A8A2B6 as the background.

background-color: #A8A2B6;
color: #000000;

Using #A8A2B6 in design

See how #A8A2B6 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#A8A2B6 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #A8A2B6 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DED8ED

#A8A2B6

#292433

Colors similar to #A8A2B6

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #A8A2B6, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#C1BBD0 #8F8A9D #AB9DC9 #A6A6A6 #A5A3B7 #ABA1B4 #B1B0C4 #9F95A7

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #A8A2B6 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #9EA5B7 Deuteranopia #9FA5B5 Tritanopia #A6A5A8

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #A8A2B6 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 37.5107
Y: 37.5428
Z: 49.5172

CIELAB

L*: 67.6823
a*: 6.0549
b*: -9.5222

OKLab

L: 0.723664
a: 0.014382
b: -0.025572

OKLCH

L: 0.723664
C: 0.029339
H: 299.3542°