#a1aed8

Color #a1aed8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.87 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a1aed8

RGB

rgb(161, 174, 216)

HSL

hsl(225.8, 41.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.8, 25.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 19.4%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(71.42, 4.69, -22.69)

LCH

lch(71.42, 23.17, 281.68)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0623, 271.38)

HWB

hwb(225.8, 63.1%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8cba1

Analogous

#a1c9d8

#a1aed8

#afa1d8

Triadic

#a1aed8

#d8a1ae

#aed8a1

Split-complementary

#a1aed8

#d8afa1

#c9d8a1

Tetradic

#a1aed8

#cba1d8

#d8cba1

#aed8a1

Square

#a1aed8

#d8a1c9

#d8cba1

#a1d8af

Shades

Color #a1aed8 mixed toward black.

#7488c6

#4a62b2

#374a85

#253159

#12192c

Tints

Color #a1aed8 mixed toward white.

#b1bbde

#c0c9e5

#d0d6eb

#e0e4f2

#eff1f8

Tones

Color #a1aed8 mixed toward gray.

#a5b0d3

#aab3cf

#afb5ca

#b3b8c6

#b8bac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cf · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a5cd · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a2c7c6 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a1aed8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1aed8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1aed8 (#a1aed8) is rgb(161, 174, 216) in RGB.

No, #a1aed8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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