#a8bdd9

Color #a8bdd9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 2.82 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bdd9

RGB

rgb(168, 189, 217)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 39.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 22.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 12.9%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(75.9, -1.12, -16.4)

LCH

lch(75.9, 16.44, 266.09)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0461, 255.69)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 65.9%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9c4a8

Analogous

#a8d6d9

#a8bdd9

#aca8d9

Triadic

#a8bdd9

#d9a8bd

#bdd9a8

Split-complementary

#a8bdd9

#d9aca8

#d6d9a8

Tetradic

#a8bdd9

#c4a8d9

#d9c4a8

#bdd9a8

Square

#a8bdd9

#d9a8d6

#d9c4a8

#a8d9ac

Shades

Color #a8bdd9 mixed toward black.

#7b9bc6

#4f79b2

#3b5b86

#273d59

#141e2d

Tints

Color #a8bdd9 mixed toward white.

#b7c8df

#c5d3e6

#d4deec

#e2e9f2

#f1f4f9

Tones

Color #a8bdd9 mixed toward gray.

#acbed5

#b0bed1

#b4bfcd

#b8bfc9

#bcc0c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2d3 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#b0afd1 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#a9cdcc · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bdd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bdd9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8bdd9 (#a8bdd9) is rgb(168, 189, 217) in RGB.

No, #a8bdd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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