#a8c1e0

Color #a8c1e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.31 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c1e0

RGB

rgb(168, 193, 224)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 47.5%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 25%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 13.8%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(77.19, -1.66, -18.25)

LCH

lch(77.19, 18.33, 264.8)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0518, 253.87)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 65.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0c7a8

Analogous

#a8dde0

#a8c1e0

#aba8e0

Triadic

#a8c1e0

#e0a8c1

#c1e0a8

Split-complementary

#a8c1e0

#e0aba8

#dde0a8

Tetradic

#a8c1e0

#c7a8e0

#e0c7a8

#c1e0a8

Square

#a8c1e0

#e0a8dd

#e0c7a8

#a8e0ab

Shades

Color #a8c1e0 mixed toward black.

#789fcf

#487cbe

#335d91

#223e60

#111f30

Tints

Color #a8c1e0 mixed toward white.

#b7cbe5

#c5d6ea

#d4e0f0

#e2eaf5

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #a8c1e0 mixed toward gray.

#adc2db

#b1c2d7

#b6c3d2

#bbc3cd

#bfc4c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4d9 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b0d7 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#a9d3d2 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c1e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c1e0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#a8c1e0 (#a8c1e0) is rgb(168, 193, 224) in RGB.

No, #a8c1e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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