#a8b0d4

Color #a8b0d4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.49 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0d4

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 212)

HSL

hsl(229.1, 33.8%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.1, 20.8%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 17%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(72.31, 4.82, -19.1)

LCH

lch(72.31, 19.7, 284.16)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0523, 275.26)

HWB

hwb(229.1, 65.9%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4cca8

Analogous

#a8c6d4

#a8b0d4

#b6a8d4

Triadic

#a8b0d4

#d4a8b0

#b0d4a8

Split-complementary

#a8b0d4

#d4b6a8

#c6d4a8

Tetradic

#a8b0d4

#cca8d4

#d4cca8

#b0d4a8

Square

#a8b0d4

#d4a8c6

#d4cca8

#a8d4b6

Shades

Color #a8b0d4 mixed toward black.

#7e8abf

#5463a9

#3f4b7f

#2a3255

#15192a

Tints

Color #a8b0d4 mixed toward white.

#b6bddb

#c5cae2

#d3d7e9

#e2e5f1

#f0f2f8

Tones

Color #a8b0d4 mixed toward gray.

#acb2d0

#afb5cd

#b3b7c9

#b7b9c5

#babcc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaccc · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#abaaca · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a8c5c4 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0d4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0d4 (#a8b0d4) is rgb(168, 176, 212) in RGB.

No, #a8b0d4 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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