#a8afd9

Color #a8afd9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8afd9

RGB

rgb(168, 175, 217)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 39.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 22.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.22, 6.51, -21.97)

LCH

lch(72.22, 22.91, 286.51)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0607, 277.48)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 65.9%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9d2a8

Analogous

#a8c8d9

#a8afd9

#baa8d9

Triadic

#a8afd9

#d9a8af

#afd9a8

Split-complementary

#a8afd9

#d9baa8

#c8d9a8

Tetradic

#a8afd9

#d2a8d9

#d9d2a8

#afd9a8

Square

#a8afd9

#d9a8c8

#d9d2a8

#a8d9ba

Shades

Color #a8afd9 mixed toward black.

#7b86c6

#4f5db2

#3b4586

#272e59

#14172d

Tints

Color #a8afd9 mixed toward white.

#b7bcdf

#c5cae6

#d4d7ec

#e2e4f2

#f1f2f9

Tones

Color #a8afd9 mixed toward gray.

#acb2d5

#b0b5d1

#b4b8cd

#b8bbc9

#bcbec5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababd0 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#abaace · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a8c8c6 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8afd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8afd9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8afd9 (#a8afd9) is rgb(168, 175, 217) in RGB.

No, #a8afd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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