#a8bde1

Color #a8bde1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.97 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bde1

RGB

rgb(168, 189, 225)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 48.7%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 25.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 16%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(76.16, 0.73, -20.34)

LCH

lch(76.16, 20.35, 272.06)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0563, 261.21)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 65.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1cca8

Analogous

#a8dae1

#a8bde1

#b0a8e1

Triadic

#a8bde1

#e1a8bd

#bde1a8

Split-complementary

#a8bde1

#e1b0a8

#dae1a8

Tetradic

#a8bde1

#cca8e1

#e1cca8

#bde1a8

Square

#a8bde1

#e1a8da

#e1cca8

#a8e1b0

Shades

Color #a8bde1 mixed toward black.

#7798d0

#4773bf

#325692

#223961

#111d31

Tints

Color #a8bde1 mixed toward white.

#b7c8e6

#c5d3eb

#d4def0

#e2e9f5

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #a8bde1 mixed toward gray.

#adbedc

#b2c0d8

#b6c1d3

#bbc2ce

#c0c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2d9 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b0afd7 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a9d2d1 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bde1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bde1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8bde1 (#a8bde1) is rgb(168, 189, 225) in RGB.

No, #a8bde1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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