#a8a9db

Color #a8a9db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.2 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a9db

RGB

rgb(168, 169, 219)

HSL

hsl(238.8, 41.5%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.8, 23.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 22.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(70.74, 10.3, -25.33)

LCH

lch(70.74, 27.34, 292.13)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0716, 283.65)

HWB

hwb(238.8, 65.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdaa8

Analogous

#a8c3db

#a8a9db

#c1a8db

Triadic

#a8a9db

#dba8a9

#a9dba8

Split-complementary

#a8a9db

#dbc1a8

#c3dba8

Tetradic

#a8a9db

#daa8db

#dbdaa8

#a9dba8

Square

#a8a9db

#dba8c3

#dbdaa8

#a8dbc1

Shades

Color #a8a9db mixed toward black.

#7a7cc8

#4d4fb5

#393a89

#26275b

#13132e

Tints

Color #a8a9db mixed toward white.

#b7b7e1

#c5c6e7

#d4d4ed

#e2e2f3

#f1f1f9

Tones

Color #a8a9db mixed toward gray.

#acadd7

#b1b1d3

#b5b5ce

#b9b9ca

#bdbdc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d0 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#a8a8ce · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a8c7c5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a9db]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a9db (#a8a9db) is rgb(168, 169, 219) in RGB.

No, #a8a9db is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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