#a8b1dc

Color #a8b1dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a8b1dc

RGB

rgb(168, 177, 220)

HSL

hsl(229.6, 42.6%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.6, 23.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.85, 6.11, -22.66)

LCH

lch(72.85, 23.47, 285.09)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0624, 275.61)

HWB

hwb(229.6, 65.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd3a8

Analogous

#a8cbdc

#a8b1dc

#b9a8dc

Triadic

#a8b1dc

#dca8b1

#b1dca8

Split-complementary

#a8b1dc

#dcb9a8

#cbdca8

Tetradic

#a8b1dc

#d3a8dc

#dcd3a8

#b1dca8

Square

#a8b1dc

#dca8cb

#dcd3a8

#a8dcb9

Shades

Color #a8b1dc mixed toward black.

#7a88c9

#4c5eb7

#38468a

#252f5c

#13172e

Tints

Color #a8b1dc mixed toward white.

#b7bee2

#c5cbe8

#d4d8ee

#e2e5f3

#f1f2f9

Tones

Color #a8b1dc mixed toward gray.

#acb4d8

#b1b7d3

#b5bacf

#b9bccb

#bebfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#ababd0 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a8cbc9 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b1dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b1dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b1dc (#a8b1dc) is rgb(168, 177, 220) in RGB.

No, #a8b1dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a8b1dc, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast