#a8c2ea

Color #a8c2ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.68 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c2ea

RGB

rgb(168, 194, 234)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 61.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 28.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 17.1%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(77.78, 0.15, -22.73)

LCH

lch(77.78, 22.73, 270.38)

OKLCH

oklch(80.8%, 0.0636, 258.94)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 65.9%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ead0a8

Analogous

#a8e3ea

#a8c2ea

#afa8ea

Triadic

#a8c2ea

#eaa8c2

#c2eaa8

Split-complementary

#a8c2ea

#eaafa8

#e3eaa8

Tetradic

#a8c2ea

#d0a8ea

#ead0a8

#c2eaa8

Square

#a8c2ea

#eaa8e3

#ead0a8

#a8eaaf

Shades

Color #a8c2ea mixed toward black.

#729cdd

#3c76d0

#2757a2

#1a3a6c

#0d1d36

Tints

Color #a8c2ea mixed toward white.

#b6cced

#c5d6f1

#d3e0f4

#e2ebf8

#f0f5fb

Tones

Color #a8c2ea mixed toward gray.

#adc3e4

#b3c4df

#b8c5d9

#bec7d4

#c3c8ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4e1 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b2b0df · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a9dad8 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c2ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c2ea]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8c2ea (#a8c2ea) is rgb(168, 194, 234) in RGB.

No, #a8c2ea is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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