#a8a2bc

Color #a8a2bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a2bc

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 188)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 16.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 13.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 13.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.87, 7.3, -12.58)

LCH

lch(67.87, 14.54, 300.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0377, 296.09)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 63.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bca2

Analogous

#a2a9bc

#a8a2bc

#b5a2bc

Triadic

#a8a2bc

#bca8a2

#a2bca8

Split-complementary

#a8a2bc

#bcb5a2

#a9bca2

Tetradic

#a8a2bc

#bca2b6

#b6bca2

#a2bca8

Square

#a8a2bc

#bca2a9

#b6bca2

#a2bcb5

Shades

Color #a8a2bc mixed toward black.

#8880a4

#6a6288

#504966

#353144

#1b1822

Tints

Color #a8a2bc mixed toward white.

#b6b1c7

#c5c1d2

#d3d0dd

#e2e0e9

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a8a2bc mixed toward gray.

#a9a4ba

#aaa6b8

#aba8b5

#adabb3

#aeadb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b6 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b5 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a8b1b0 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a2bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a2bc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a8a2bc (#a8a2bc) is rgb(168, 162, 188) in RGB.

No, #a8a2bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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