#a8cdef

Color #a8cdef

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cdef

RGB

rgb(168, 205, 239)

HSL

hsl(208.7, 68.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.7, 29.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 14.2%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(80.86, -4.52, -20.74)

LCH

lch(80.86, 21.23, 257.71)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.062, 246.33)

HWB

hwb(208.7, 65.9%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efcaa8

Analogous

#a8efed

#a8cdef

#a8aaef

Triadic

#a8cdef

#efa8cd

#cdefa8

Split-complementary

#a8cdef

#efa8aa

#efeda8

Tetradic

#a8cdef

#caa8ef

#efcaa8

#cdefa8

Square

#a8cdef

#eda8ef

#efcaa8

#aaefa8

Shades

Color #a8cdef mixed toward black.

#6face4

#358bda

#2069ac

#154673

#0b2339

Tints

Color #a8cdef mixed toward white.

#b6d5f2

#c5def4

#d3e6f7

#e2eefa

#f0f7fc

Tones

Color #a8cdef mixed toward gray.

#aecde9

#b4cde3

#baccdd

#c0ccd7

#c6ccd1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9bae7 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b4e5 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#aae1e0 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cdef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cdef]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a8cdef (#a8cdef) is rgb(168, 205, 239) in RGB.

No, #a8cdef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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