#a8b8d1

Color #a8b8d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b8d1

RGB

rgb(168, 184, 209)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 30.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 19.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 12%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(74.32, -0.22, -14.43)

LCH

lch(74.32, 14.43, 269.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0399, 259.31)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 65.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1c1a8

Analogous

#a8ccd1

#a8b8d1

#aca8d1

Triadic

#a8b8d1

#d1a8b8

#b8d1a8

Split-complementary

#a8b8d1

#d1aca8

#ccd1a8

Tetradic

#a8b8d1

#c1a8d1

#d1c1a8

#b8d1a8

Square

#a8b8d1

#d1a8cc

#d1c1a8

#a8d1ac

Shades

Color #a8b8d1 mixed toward black.

#7f96bb

#5775a4

#41587b

#2b3b52

#161d29

Tints

Color #a8b8d1 mixed toward white.

#b6c4d9

#c5d0e0

#d3dbe8

#e2e7f0

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a8b8d1 mixed toward gray.

#abb9ce

#afb9ca

#b2bac7

#b6bbc3

#b9bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafcb · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#aeadca · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a9c7c6 · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b8d1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a8b8d1 (#a8b8d1) is rgb(168, 184, 209) in RGB.

No, #a8b8d1 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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