#a1b8d8

Color #a1b8d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b8d8

RGB

rgb(161, 184, 216)

HSL

hsl(214.9, 41.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.9, 25.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 14.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(74.07, -0.78, -18.67)

LCH

lch(74.07, 18.69, 267.61)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0524, 256.65)

HWB

hwb(214.9, 63.1%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8c1a1

Analogous

#a1d3d8

#a1b8d8

#a5a1d8

Triadic

#a1b8d8

#d8a1b8

#b8d8a1

Split-complementary

#a1b8d8

#d8a5a1

#d3d8a1

Tetradic

#a1b8d8

#c1a1d8

#d8c1a1

#b8d8a1

Square

#a1b8d8

#d8a1d3

#d8c1a1

#a1d8a5

Shades

Color #a1b8d8 mixed toward black.

#7496c6

#4a75b2

#375885

#253b59

#121d2c

Tints

Color #a1b8d8 mixed toward white.

#b1c4de

#c0d0e5

#d0dbeb

#e0e7f2

#eff3f8

Tones

Color #a1b8d8 mixed toward gray.

#a5b9d3

#aab9cf

#afbaca

#b3bbc6

#b8bcc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacd1 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#aaa8cf · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#a2cbca · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b8d8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1b8d8 (#a1b8d8) is rgb(161, 184, 216) in RGB.

No, #a1b8d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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