#a8c9e3

Color #a8c9e3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c9e3

RGB

rgb(168, 201, 227)

HSL

hsl(206.4, 51.3%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.4, 26%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 11.5%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(79.41, -5.22, -16.51)

LCH

lch(79.41, 17.32, 252.45)

OKLCH

oklch(82%, 0.051, 242.08)

HWB

hwb(206.4, 65.9%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3c2a8

Analogous

#a8e3e0

#a8c9e3

#a8ace3

Triadic

#a8c9e3

#e3a8c9

#c9e3a8

Split-complementary

#a8c9e3

#e3a8ac

#e3e0a8

Tetradic

#a8c9e3

#c2a8e3

#e3c2a8

#c9e3a8

Square

#a8c9e3

#e0a8e3

#e3c2a8

#ace3a8

Shades

Color #a8c9e3 mixed toward black.

#76aad3

#458bc3

#306996

#204664

#102332

Tints

Color #a8c9e3 mixed toward white.

#b7d2e8

#c5dbec

#d4e4f1

#e2edf6

#f1f6fa

Tones

Color #a8c9e3 mixed toward gray.

#adc9de

#b2c8d9

#b7c7d4

#bcc7cf

#c1c6cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8dd · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b3dc · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#aad8d7 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c9e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c9e3]

Related colors

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#a8c9e3 (#a8c9e3) is rgb(168, 201, 227) in RGB.

No, #a8c9e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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