#a8c6df

Color #a8c6df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.32 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c6df

RGB

rgb(168, 198, 223)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 46.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 24.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 11.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(78.48, -4.56, -15.75)

LCH

lch(78.48, 16.4, 253.85)

OKLCH

oklch(81.3%, 0.0479, 243.49)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 65.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc1a8

Analogous

#a8dfdd

#a8c6df

#a8abdf

Triadic

#a8c6df

#dfa8c6

#c6dfa8

Split-complementary

#a8c6df

#dfa8ab

#dfdda8

Tetradic

#a8c6df

#c1a8df

#dfc1a8

#c6dfa8

Square

#a8c6df

#dda8df

#dfc1a8

#abdfa8

Shades

Color #a8c6df mixed toward black.

#78a7cd

#4988bc

#35668f

#23445f

#122230

Tints

Color #a8c6df mixed toward white.

#b7d0e4

#c5d9ea

#d4e3ef

#e2ecf4

#f1f6fa

Tones

Color #a8c6df mixed toward gray.

#adc6da

#b1c5d6

#b6c5d1

#bac4cd

#bfc4c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6d9 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b2d8 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#aad5d4 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c6df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c6df]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a8c6df (#a8c6df) is rgb(168, 198, 223) in RGB.

No, #a8c6df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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