#a8aecd

Color #a8aecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aecd

RGB

rgb(168, 174, 205)

HSL

hsl(230.3, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.3, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.56, 4.34, -16.41)

LCH

lch(71.56, 16.97, 284.81)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0449, 276.65)

HWB

hwb(230.3, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc7a8

Analogous

#a8c0cd

#a8aecd

#b4a8cd

Triadic

#a8aecd

#cda8ae

#aecda8

Split-complementary

#a8aecd

#cdb4a8

#c0cda8

Tetradic

#a8aecd

#c7a8cd

#cdc7a8

#aecda8

Square

#a8aecd

#cda8c0

#cdc7a8

#a8cdb4

Shades

Color #a8aecd mixed toward black.

#8089b6

#5b669e

#444c76

#2d334f

#171927

Tints

Color #a8aecd mixed toward white.

#b6bbd5

#c5c9de

#d3d6e6

#e2e4ee

#f0f1f7

Tones

Color #a8aecd mixed toward gray.

#abb0ca

#aeb2c7

#b1b4c4

#b4b6c1

#b7b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc6 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#aaaac4 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a8c0bf · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aecd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8aecd (#a8aecd) is rgb(168, 174, 205) in RGB.

No, #a8aecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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