#a8b7d0

Color #a8b7d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b7d0

RGB

rgb(168, 183, 208)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 29.9%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 19.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 12%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(74.03, 0.1, -14.34)

LCH

lch(74.03, 14.34, 270.4)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0394, 260.66)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 65.9%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0c1a8

Analogous

#a8cbd0

#a8b7d0

#ada8d0

Triadic

#a8b7d0

#d0a8b7

#b7d0a8

Split-complementary

#a8b7d0

#d0ada8

#cbd0a8

Tetradic

#a8b7d0

#c1a8d0

#d0c1a8

#b7d0a8

Square

#a8b7d0

#d0a8cb

#d0c1a8

#a8d0ad

Shades

Color #a8b7d0 mixed toward black.

#7f95ba

#5874a3

#42577a

#2c3a51

#161d29

Tints

Color #a8b7d0 mixed toward white.

#b6c3d8

#c5cfe0

#d3dbe7

#e2e7ef

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a8b7d0 mixed toward gray.

#abb8cd

#afb9c9

#b2b9c6

#b5bac3

#b9bbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafca · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#aeadc9 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#a9c6c5 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b7d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b7d0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b7d0 (#a8b7d0) is rgb(168, 183, 208) in RGB.

No, #a8b7d0 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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