#a8b8d2

Color #a8b8d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b8d2

RGB

rgb(168, 184, 210)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 31.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 20%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 12.4%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(74.35, 0, -14.93)

LCH

lch(74.35, 14.93, 270)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0412, 260.08)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 65.9%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2c2a8

Analogous

#a8cdd2

#a8b8d2

#ada8d2

Triadic

#a8b8d2

#d2a8b8

#b8d2a8

Split-complementary

#a8b8d2

#d2ada8

#cdd2a8

Tetradic

#a8b8d2

#c2a8d2

#d2c2a8

#b8d2a8

Square

#a8b8d2

#d2a8cd

#d2c2a8

#a8d2ad

Shades

Color #a8b8d2 mixed toward black.

#7e96bc

#5674a6

#40577d

#2b3a53

#151d2a

Tints

Color #a8b8d2 mixed toward white.

#b6c4d9

#c5d0e1

#d3dbe8

#e2e7f0

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a8b8d2 mixed toward gray.

#abb9ce

#afbacb

#b2bac7

#b6bbc4

#b9bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafcc · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#aeadcb · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a9c7c6 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b8d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b8d2]

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

#a8b8d2 (#a8b8d2) is rgb(168, 184, 210) in RGB.

No, #a8b8d2 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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