#a8cddd

Color #a8cddd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cddd

RGB

rgb(168, 205, 221)

HSL

hsl(198.1, 43.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.1, 24%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 7.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(80.3, -8.69, -11.96)

LCH

lch(80.3, 14.78, 234)

OKLCH

oklch(82.7%, 0.0452, 225.99)

HWB

hwb(198.1, 65.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddb8a8

Analogous

#a8ddd3

#a8cddd

#a8b3dd

Triadic

#a8cddd

#dda8cd

#cddda8

Split-complementary

#a8cddd

#dda8b3

#ddd3a8

Tetradic

#a8cddd

#b8a8dd

#ddb8a8

#cddda8

Square

#a8cddd

#d3a8dd

#ddb8a8

#b3dda8

Shades

Color #a8cddd mixed toward black.

#79b2cb

#4b97b9

#37728c

#244c5d

#12262f

Tints

Color #a8cddd mixed toward white.

#b7d5e3

#c5dee8

#d4e6ee

#e2eef4

#f1f7f9

Tones

Color #a8cddd mixed toward gray.

#adcbd9

#b1cad4

#b5c8d0

#bac6cb

#bec4c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bad9 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#b7b4d8 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#aad6d6 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cddd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8cddd (#a8cddd) is rgb(168, 205, 221) in RGB.

No, #a8cddd 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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