#a8bfd1

Color #a8bfd1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bfd1

RGB

rgb(168, 191, 209)

HSL

hsl(206.3, 30.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.3, 19.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(76.18, -3.98, -11.64)

LCH

lch(76.18, 12.3, 251.12)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0359, 241.58)

HWB

hwb(206.3, 65.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1baa8

Analogous

#a8d1ce

#a8bfd1

#a8aad1

Triadic

#a8bfd1

#d1a8bf

#bfd1a8

Split-complementary

#a8bfd1

#d1a8aa

#d1cea8

Tetradic

#a8bfd1

#baa8d1

#d1baa8

#bfd1a8

Square

#a8bfd1

#cea8d1

#d1baa8

#aad1a8

Shades

Color #a8bfd1 mixed toward black.

#7fa1bb

#5782a4

#41627b

#2b4152

#162129

Tints

Color #a8bfd1 mixed toward white.

#b6cad9

#c5d4e0

#d3dfe8

#e2eaf0

#f0f4f7

Tones

Color #a8bfd1 mixed toward gray.

#abbfce

#afbeca

#b2bec7

#b6bdc3

#b9bdc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b3cd · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#b1afcc · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#a9c9c9 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bfd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bfd1]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a8bfd1 (#a8bfd1) is rgb(168, 191, 209) in RGB.

No, #a8bfd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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