#a8a8ef

Color #a8a8ef

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.85 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8ef

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 239)

HSL

hsl(240, 68.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 29.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 29.7%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(71.26, 15.68, -35.47)

LCH

lch(71.26, 38.78, 293.85)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.1013, 283.71)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efefa8

Analogous

#a8cbef

#a8a8ef

#cba8ef

Triadic

#a8a8ef

#efa8a8

#a8efa8

Split-complementary

#a8a8ef

#efcba8

#cbefa8

Tetradic

#a8a8ef

#efa8ef

#efefa8

#a8efa8

Square

#a8a8ef

#efa8cb

#efefa8

#a8efcb

Shades

Color #a8a8ef mixed toward black.

#6f6fe4

#3535da

#2020ac

#151573

#0b0b39

Tints

Color #a8a8ef mixed toward white.

#b6b6f2

#c5c5f4

#d3d3f7

#e2e2fa

#f0f0fc

Tones

Color #a8a8ef mixed toward gray.

#aeaee9

#b4b4e3

#babadd

#c0c0d7

#c6c6d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8e0 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a8a8dd · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a8d4d1 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8ef]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8ef (#a8a8ef) is rgb(168, 168, 239) in RGB.

No, #a8a8ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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