#a8c0ea

Color #a8c0ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c0ea

RGB

rgb(168, 192, 234)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 61.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 28.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 17.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(77.26, 1.23, -23.53)

LCH

lch(77.26, 23.56, 272.99)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0653, 261.55)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 65.9%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead2a8

Analogous

#a8e1ea

#a8c0ea

#b1a8ea

Triadic

#a8c0ea

#eaa8c0

#c0eaa8

Split-complementary

#a8c0ea

#eab1a8

#e1eaa8

Tetradic

#a8c0ea

#d2a8ea

#ead2a8

#c0eaa8

Square

#a8c0ea

#eaa8e1

#ead2a8

#a8eab1

Shades

Color #a8c0ea mixed toward black.

#7299dd

#3c72d0

#2754a2

#1a386c

#0d1c36

Tints

Color #a8c0ea mixed toward white.

#b6caed

#c5d5f1

#d3dff4

#e2eaf8

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a8c0ea mixed toward gray.

#adc1e4

#b3c3df

#b8c4d9

#bec6d4

#c3c7ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3e1 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b0de · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a9d9d7 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c0ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c0ea]

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

#a8c0ea (#a8c0ea) is rgb(168, 192, 234) in RGB.

No, #a8c0ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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