#a8b6dc

Color #a8b6dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b6dc

RGB

rgb(168, 182, 220)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 42.6%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 23.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 17.3%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(74.16, 3.37, -20.67)

LCH

lch(74.16, 20.94, 279.26)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0565, 269.19)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 65.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dccea8

Analogous

#a8d0dc

#a8b6dc

#b4a8dc

Triadic

#a8b6dc

#dca8b6

#b6dca8

Split-complementary

#a8b6dc

#dcb4a8

#d0dca8

Tetradic

#a8b6dc

#cea8dc

#dccea8

#b6dca8

Square

#a8b6dc

#dca8d0

#dccea8

#a8dcb4

Shades

Color #a8b6dc mixed toward black.

#7a8fc9

#4c69b7

#384e8a

#25345c

#131a2e

Tints

Color #a8b6dc mixed toward white.

#b7c2e2

#c5cee8

#d4dbee

#e2e7f3

#f1f3f9

Tones

Color #a8b6dc mixed toward gray.

#acb8d8

#b1bad3

#b5bccf

#b9becb

#bec0c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed4 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#adacd2 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#a9cdcb · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b6dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b6dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b6dc (#a8b6dc) is rgb(168, 182, 220) in RGB.

No, #a8b6dc 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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