#a8b9cf

Color #a8b9cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b9cf

RGB

rgb(168, 185, 207)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 28.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 18.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(74.53, -1.2, -13.04)

LCH

lch(74.53, 13.1, 264.74)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0367, 254.98)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 65.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfbea8

Analogous

#a8cccf

#a8b9cf

#aaa8cf

Triadic

#a8b9cf

#cfa8b9

#b9cfa8

Split-complementary

#a8b9cf

#cfaaa8

#cccfa8

Tetradic

#a8b9cf

#bea8cf

#cfbea8

#b9cfa8

Square

#a8b9cf

#cfa8cc

#cfbea8

#a8cfaa

Shades

Color #a8b9cf mixed toward black.

#8099b9

#5978a1

#435a79

#2c3c51

#161e28

Tints

Color #a8b9cf mixed toward white.

#b6c5d7

#c5d0df

#d3dce7

#e2e8ef

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a8b9cf mixed toward gray.

#abb9cc

#aebac8

#b2bac5

#b5bbc2

#b8bbbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ca · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#afadc9 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#a9c6c5 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b9cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b9cf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b9cf (#a8b9cf) is rgb(168, 185, 207) in RGB.

No, #a8b9cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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