#a8a5c6

Color #a8a5c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a5c6

RGB

rgb(168, 165, 198)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 22.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 16.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 16.7%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(68.98, 7.77, -16.45)

LCH

lch(68.98, 18.19, 295.28)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0474, 289.35)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 64.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c6a5

Analogous

#a5b3c6

#a8a5c6

#b9a5c6

Triadic

#a8a5c6

#c6a8a5

#a5c6a8

Split-complementary

#a8a5c6

#c6b9a5

#b3c6a5

Tetradic

#a8a5c6

#c6a5c3

#c3c6a5

#a5c6a8

Square

#a8a5c6

#c6a5b3

#c3c6a5

#a5c6b9

Shades

Color #a8a5c6 mixed toward black.

#8480af

#635e94

#4a466f

#312f4a

#191725

Tints

Color #a8a5c6 mixed toward white.

#b7b4d0

#c5c3d9

#d4d2e3

#e2e1ec

#f1f0f6

Tones

Color #a8a5c6 mixed toward gray.

#aaa8c3

#adabc1

#afadbe

#b1b0bb

#b3b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7bf · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a7bd · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a8b9b7 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a5c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a5c6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8a5c6 (#a8a5c6) is rgb(168, 165, 198) in RGB.

No, #a8a5c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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