#a8c3ef

Color #a8c3ef

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c3ef

RGB

rgb(168, 195, 239)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 68.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 29.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 18.4%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(78.22, 0.82, -24.75)

LCH

lch(78.22, 24.76, 271.9)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0691, 260.09)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 65.9%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd4a8

Analogous

#a8e6ef

#a8c3ef

#b1a8ef

Triadic

#a8c3ef

#efa8c3

#c3efa8

Split-complementary

#a8c3ef

#efb1a8

#e6efa8

Tetradic

#a8c3ef

#d4a8ef

#efd4a8

#c3efa8

Square

#a8c3ef

#efa8e6

#efd4a8

#a8efb1

Shades

Color #a8c3ef mixed toward black.

#6f9be4

#3574da

#2055ac

#153973

#0b1c39

Tints

Color #a8c3ef mixed toward white.

#b6cdf2

#c5d7f4

#d3e1f7

#e2ebfa

#f0f5fc

Tones

Color #a8c3ef mixed toward gray.

#aec4e9

#b4c6e3

#bac7dd

#c0c9d7

#c6cad1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b5e5 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b1e3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#a9dddc · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c3ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c3ef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a8c3ef (#a8c3ef) is rgb(168, 195, 239) in RGB.

No, #a8c3ef 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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