#a8b7c5

Color #a8b7c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b7c5

RGB

rgb(168, 183, 197)

HSL

hsl(209, 20%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209, 14.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 7.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.69, -2.29, -8.84)

LCH

lch(73.69, 9.13, 255.48)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0261, 246.28)

HWB

hwb(209, 65.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5b6a8

Analogous

#a8c5c5

#a8b7c5

#a8a9c5

Triadic

#a8b7c5

#c5a8b7

#b7c5a8

Split-complementary

#a8b7c5

#c5a8a9

#c5c5a8

Tetradic

#a8b7c5

#b6a8c5

#c5b6a8

#b7c5a8

Square

#a8b7c5

#c5a8c5

#c5b6a8

#a9c5a8

Shades

Color #a8b7c5 mixed toward black.

#8499ad

#617b92

#495c6e

#313d49

#181f25

Tints

Color #a8b7c5 mixed toward white.

#b7c3cf

#c5cfd8

#d4dbe2

#e2e7ec

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #a8b7c5 mixed toward gray.

#abb7c3

#adb7c0

#afb7be

#b2b7bb

#b4b7b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc2 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#aeadc1 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a9bfbf · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b7c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b7c5]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a8b7c5 (#a8b7c5) is rgb(168, 183, 197) in RGB.

No, #a8b7c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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