#a8c9f9

Color #a8c9f9

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c9f9

RGB

rgb(168, 201, 249)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 87.1%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 32.5%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 19.3%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(80.14, 0.03, -27.17)

LCH

lch(80.14, 27.17, 270.06)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0767, 257.65)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 65.9%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f9d8a8

Analogous

#a8f1f9

#a8c9f9

#b0a8f9

Triadic

#a8c9f9

#f9a8c9

#c9f9a8

Split-complementary

#a8c9f9

#f9b0a8

#f1f9a8

Tetradic

#a8c9f9

#d8a8f9

#f9d8a8

#c9f9a8

Square

#a8c9f9

#f9a8f1

#f9d8a8

#a8f9b0

Shades

Color #a8c9f9 mixed toward black.

#67a1f5

#2678f0

#0d57c3

#093a82

#041d41

Tints

Color #a8c9f9 mixed toward white.

#b7d2fa

#c5dbfb

#d4e4fc

#e2edfd

#f1f6fe

Tones

Color #a8c9f9 mixed toward gray.

#afcaf2

#b6ccec

#bccde5

#c3cede

#cacfd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b8ef · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b5b3ec · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#aae6e4 · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c9f9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c9f9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8c9f9 (#a8c9f9) is rgb(168, 201, 249) in RGB.

No, #a8c9f9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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