Blue

#a8a4bb

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #a8a4bb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a8a4bb

RGB168, 164, 187

HSL250, 14%, 69%

HSV250, 12%, 73%

CMYK10%, 12%, 0%, 27%

Lab68.36, 5.98, -11.3

XYZ38.39, 38.46, 52.41

Decimal11052219

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of blue

#9692ad #857fa0 #736d92 #655f80 #56526d #48445b #393649 #2b2836 #1c1b24 #0e0d12

Tints of blue

#b0acc1 #b7b4c7 #bfbccd #c7c4d3 #cfccd9 #d6d4df #dedde5 #e6e5eb #eeedf1 #f5f5f7

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#b7bba4 Analogous#a4acbb Analogous#b3a4bb Triadic#bba8a4 Triadic#a4bba8 Split complementary#bbb3a4 Split complementary#acbba4

Blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 10, 12, 0, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a8a4bb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

10 12 0 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

13 15 4 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #a8a4bb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a8a4bb; }
.text { color: #a8a4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a4bb; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a8a4bb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a8a4bb against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a8a4bb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a8a4bb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #a8a4bb are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.