#a8c1ea

Color #a8c1ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c1ea

RGB

rgb(168, 193, 234)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 61.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 28.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 17.5%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(77.52, 0.69, -23.13)

LCH

lch(77.52, 23.14, 271.71)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.0644, 260.26)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 65.9%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead1a8

Analogous

#a8e2ea

#a8c1ea

#b0a8ea

Triadic

#a8c1ea

#eaa8c1

#c1eaa8

Split-complementary

#a8c1ea

#eab0a8

#e2eaa8

Tetradic

#a8c1ea

#d1a8ea

#ead1a8

#c1eaa8

Square

#a8c1ea

#eaa8e2

#ead1a8

#a8eab0

Shades

Color #a8c1ea mixed toward black.

#729add

#3c74d0

#2756a2

#1a396c

#0d1d36

Tints

Color #a8c1ea mixed toward white.

#b6cbed

#c5d6f1

#d3e0f4

#e2eaf8

#f0f5fb

Tones

Color #a8c1ea mixed toward gray.

#adc2e4

#b3c4df

#b8c5d9

#bec6d4

#c3c8ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b4e1 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b0df · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a9d9d8 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c1ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c1ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8c1ea (#a8c1ea) is rgb(168, 193, 234) in RGB.

No, #a8c1ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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