#a8a8c1

Color #a8a8c1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8c1

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 193)

HSL

hsl(240, 16.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 13%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 13%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(69.6, 5.03, -12.76)

LCH

lch(69.6, 13.72, 291.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0358, 285.55)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c1a8

Analogous

#a8b5c1

#a8a8c1

#b5a8c1

Triadic

#a8a8c1

#c1a8a8

#a8c1a8

Split-complementary

#a8a8c1

#c1b5a8

#b5c1a8

Tetradic

#a8a8c1

#c1a8c1

#c1c1a8

#a8c1a8

Square

#a8a8c1

#c1a8b5

#c1c1a8

#a8c1b5

Shades

Color #a8a8c1 mixed toward black.

#8585a8

#64648d

#4b4b69

#323246

#191923

Tints

Color #a8a8c1 mixed toward white.

#b7b7cb

#c5c5d6

#d4d4e0

#e2e2ea

#f1f1f5

Tones

Color #a8a8c1 mixed toward gray.

#aaaabf

#acacbd

#aeaebb

#b0b0b9

#b2b2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bb · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a8ba · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#a8b7b6 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8c1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8c1 (#a8a8c1) is rgb(168, 168, 193) in RGB.

No, #a8a8c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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