#a8bacc

Color #a8bacc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bacc

RGB

rgb(168, 186, 204)

HSL

hsl(210, 26.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 17.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(74.7, -2.4, -11.15)

LCH

lch(74.7, 11.41, 257.85)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0325, 248.33)

HWB

hwb(210, 65.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccbaa8

Analogous

#a8cccc

#a8bacc

#a8a8cc

Triadic

#a8bacc

#cca8ba

#bacca8

Split-complementary

#a8bacc

#cca8a8

#cccca8

Tetradic

#a8bacc

#baa8cc

#ccbaa8

#bacca8

Square

#a8bacc

#cca8cc

#ccbaa8

#a8cca8

Shades

Color #a8bacc mixed toward black.

#819bb5

#5c7c9c

#455d75

#2e3e4e

#171f27

Tints

Color #a8bacc mixed toward white.

#b6c5d4

#c5d1dd

#d3dce5

#e2e8ee

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a8bacc mixed toward gray.

#abbac9

#aebac6

#b1bac3

#b4bac0

#b7babd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c8 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#afaec7 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a9c4c4 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bacc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bacc]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#a8bacc (#a8bacc) is rgb(168, 186, 204) in RGB.

No, #a8bacc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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