#a8a4ce

Color #a8a4ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.84 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a4ce

RGB

rgb(168, 164, 206)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 30%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 20.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(68.99, 10.1, -20.85)

LCH

lch(68.99, 23.17, 295.85)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0603, 289.16)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 64.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacea4

Analogous

#a4b5ce

#a8a4ce

#bda4ce

Triadic

#a8a4ce

#cea8a4

#a4cea8

Split-complementary

#a8a4ce

#cebda4

#b5cea4

Tetradic

#a8a4ce

#cea4ca

#cacea4

#a4cea8

Square

#a8a4ce

#cea4b5

#cacea4

#a4cebd

Shades

Color #a8a4ce mixed toward black.

#827cb8

#5d56a0

#464178

#2f2b50

#171628

Tints

Color #a8a4ce mixed toward white.

#b6b3d6

#c5c2de

#d3d1e6

#e2e1ef

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a8a4ce mixed toward gray.

#aba7ca

#aeabc7

#b0aec3

#b3b2c0

#b6b5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c5 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a7c3 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a8bdbc · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a4ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a4ce]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8a4ce (#a8a4ce) is rgb(168, 164, 206) in RGB.

No, #a8a4ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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