#a1b8da

Color #a1b8da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b8da

RGB

rgb(161, 184, 218)

HSL

hsl(215.8, 43.5%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.8, 26.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(74.14, -0.3, -19.66)

LCH

lch(74.14, 19.66, 269.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.055, 258.04)

HWB

hwb(215.8, 63.1%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dac3a1

Analogous

#a1d4da

#a1b8da

#a6a1da

Triadic

#a1b8da

#daa1b8

#b8daa1

Split-complementary

#a1b8da

#daa6a1

#d4daa1

Tetradic

#a1b8da

#c3a1da

#dac3a1

#b8daa1

Square

#a1b8da

#daa1d4

#dac3a1

#a1daa6

Shades

Color #a1b8da mixed toward black.

#7496c8

#4774b5

#365788

#243a5b

#121d2d

Tints

Color #a1b8da mixed toward white.

#b1c4e0

#c0d0e6

#d0dbec

#e0e7f3

#eff3f9

Tones

Color #a1b8da mixed toward gray.

#a6b9d5

#aabad0

#afbbcc

#b4bcc7

#b9bdc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abacd2 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#aaa8d1 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#a2cccb · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b8da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b8da]

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

#a1b8da (#a1b8da) is rgb(161, 184, 218) in RGB.

No, #a1b8da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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