#a8a8c8

Color #a8a8c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8c8

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 200)

HSL

hsl(240, 22.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 16%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(69.82, 6.55, -16.28)

LCH

lch(69.82, 17.55, 291.92)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0458, 285.19)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8c8a8

Analogous

#a8b8c8

#a8a8c8

#b8a8c8

Triadic

#a8a8c8

#c8a8a8

#a8c8a8

Split-complementary

#a8a8c8

#c8b8a8

#b8c8a8

Tetradic

#a8a8c8

#c8a8c8

#c8c8a8

#a8c8a8

Square

#a8a8c8

#c8a8b8

#c8c8a8

#a8c8b8

Shades

Color #a8a8c8 mixed toward black.

#8383b0

#5f5f96

#474771

#30304b

#181826

Tints

Color #a8a8c8 mixed toward white.

#b7b7d1

#c5c5da

#d4d4e4

#e2e2ed

#f1f1f6

Tones

Color #a8a8c8 mixed toward gray.

#ababc5

#adadc3

#b0b0c0

#b3b3bd

#b5b5bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c1 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a8bf · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a8bbba · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8c8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8c8 (#a8a8c8) is rgb(168, 168, 200) in RGB.

No, #a8a8c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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