#a1b8dd

Color #a1b8dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b8dd

RGB

rgb(161, 184, 221)

HSL

hsl(217, 46.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 27.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 16.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(74.24, 0.41, -21.13)

LCH

lch(74.24, 21.13, 271.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0588, 259.82)

HWB

hwb(217, 63.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddc6a1

Analogous

#a1d6dd

#a1b8dd

#a8a1dd

Triadic

#a1b8dd

#dda1b8

#b8dda1

Split-complementary

#a1b8dd

#dda8a1

#d6dda1

Tetradic

#a1b8dd

#c6a1dd

#ddc6a1

#b8dda1

Square

#a1b8dd

#dda1d6

#ddc6a1

#a1dda8

Shades

Color #a1b8dd mixed toward black.

#7295cc

#4471bb

#33558c

#22395e

#111c2f

Tints

Color #a1b8dd mixed toward white.

#b1c4e3

#c0d0e8

#d0dbee

#e0e7f4

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #a1b8dd mixed toward gray.

#a6b9d8

#abbad3

#b0bbce

#b5bdc9

#babec4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacd5 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#aaa8d3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a2cecd · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b8dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b8dd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a1b8dd (#a1b8dd) is rgb(161, 184, 221) in RGB.

No, #a1b8dd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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