#a8b1c3

Color #a8b1c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.34 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b1c3

RGB

rgb(168, 177, 195)

HSL

hsl(220, 18.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 13.8%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.03, 0.53, -10.21)

LCH

lch(72.03, 10.22, 272.97)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0277, 264.41)

HWB

hwb(220, 65.9%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3baa8

Analogous

#a8bfc3

#a8b1c3

#ada8c3

Triadic

#a8b1c3

#c3a8b1

#b1c3a8

Split-complementary

#a8b1c3

#c3ada8

#bfc3a8

Tetradic

#a8b1c3

#baa8c3

#c3baa8

#b1c3a8

Square

#a8b1c3

#c3a8bf

#c3baa8

#a8c3ad

Shades

Color #a8b1c3 mixed toward black.

#8491aa

#63728f

#4a556b

#313948

#191c24

Tints

Color #a8b1c3 mixed toward white.

#b7becd

#c5cbd7

#d4d8e1

#e2e5eb

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #a8b1c3 mixed toward gray.

#aab2c1

#adb3bf

#afb3bc

#b1b4ba

#b3b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbf · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#ababbe · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a8bbbb · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b1c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b1c3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b1c3 (#a8b1c3) is rgb(168, 177, 195) in RGB.

No, #a8b1c3 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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