#a8abd1

Color #a8abd1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.95 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8abd1

RGB

rgb(168, 171, 209)

HSL

hsl(235.6, 30.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.6, 19.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 18.2%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(70.91, 6.89, -19.59)

LCH

lch(70.91, 20.77, 289.38)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0546, 281.41)

HWB

hwb(235.6, 65.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1cea8

Analogous

#a8bfd1

#a8abd1

#b9a8d1

Triadic

#a8abd1

#d1a8ab

#abd1a8

Split-complementary

#a8abd1

#d1b9a8

#bfd1a8

Tetradic

#a8abd1

#cea8d1

#d1cea8

#abd1a8

Square

#a8abd1

#d1a8bf

#d1cea8

#a8d1b9

Shades

Color #a8abd1 mixed toward black.

#7f83bb

#575da4

#41457b

#2b2e52

#161729

Tints

Color #a8abd1 mixed toward white.

#b6b9d9

#c5c7e0

#d3d5e8

#e2e3f0

#f0f1f7

Tones

Color #a8abd1 mixed toward gray.

#abaece

#afb1ca

#b2b4c7

#b6b7c3

#b9bac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c9 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a9c7 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#a8c2c0 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8abd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8abd1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8abd1 (#a8abd1) is rgb(168, 171, 209) in RGB.

No, #a8abd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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