#a1b1e8

Color #a1b1e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.29 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b1e8

RGB

rgb(161, 177, 232)

HSL

hsl(226.5, 60.7%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.5, 30.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(72.79, 6.93, -29.33)

LCH

lch(72.79, 30.14, 283.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.081, 271.84)

HWB

hwb(226.5, 63.1%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8d8a1

Analogous

#a1d5e8

#a1b1e8

#b5a1e8

Triadic

#a1b1e8

#e8a1b1

#b1e8a1

Split-complementary

#a1b1e8

#e8b5a1

#d5e8a1

Tetradic

#a1b1e8

#d8a1e8

#e8d8a1

#b1e8a1

Square

#a1b1e8

#e8a1d5

#e8d8a1

#a1e8b5

Shades

Color #a1b1e8 mixed toward black.

#6d85db

#385ace

#27419e

#1a2c69

#0d1635

Tints

Color #a1b1e8 mixed toward white.

#b1beec

#c0cbf0

#d0d8f4

#e0e5f7

#eff2fb

Tones

Color #a1b1e8 mixed toward gray.

#a7b4e2

#adb8dc

#b3bbd6

#b9bed0

#bfc1cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8dc · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a6d9 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#a2d2d0 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 18.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b1e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b1e8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1b1e8 (#a1b1e8) is rgb(161, 177, 232) in RGB.

No, #a1b1e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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