#a8a2bf

Color #a8a2bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a2bf

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 191)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 18.5%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 15.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 15.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.97, 7.93, -14.1)

LCH

lch(67.97, 16.18, 299.35)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.042, 294.79)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 63.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bfa2

Analogous

#a2aabf

#a8a2bf

#b6a2bf

Triadic

#a8a2bf

#bfa8a2

#a2bfa8

Split-complementary

#a8a2bf

#bfb6a2

#aabfa2

Tetradic

#a8a2bf

#bfa2b9

#b9bfa2

#a2bfa8

Square

#a8a2bf

#bfa2aa

#b9bfa2

#a2bfb6

Shades

Color #a8a2bf mixed toward black.

#877fa7

#69608b

#4f4869

#343046

#1a1823

Tints

Color #a8a2bf mixed toward white.

#b6b1ca

#c5c1d4

#d3d0df

#e2e0ea

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a8a2bf mixed toward gray.

#a9a4bd

#aba7ba

#aca9b8

#aeacb5

#afaeb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b9 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b7 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a8b3b2 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a2bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a2bf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a8a2bf (#a8a2bf) is rgb(168, 162, 191) in RGB.

No, #a8a2bf 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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