#a8a3be

Color #a8a3be

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a3be

RGB

rgb(168, 163, 190)

HSL

hsl(251.1, 17.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.1, 14.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 14.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(68.19, 7.16, -13.2)

LCH

lch(68.19, 15.02, 298.48)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.039, 293.87)

HWB

hwb(251.1, 63.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bea3

Analogous

#a3abbe

#a8a3be

#b5a3be

Triadic

#a8a3be

#bea8a3

#a3bea8

Split-complementary

#a8a3be

#beb5a3

#abbea3

Tetradic

#a8a3be

#bea3b9

#b9bea3

#a3bea8

Square

#a8a3be

#bea3ab

#b9bea3

#a3beb5

Shades

Color #a8a3be mixed toward black.

#8780a6

#69618a

#4f4967

#343145

#1a1822

Tints

Color #a8a3be mixed toward white.

#b6b2c9

#c5c2d4

#d3d1de

#e2e0e9

#f0f0f4

Tones

Color #a8a3be mixed toward gray.

#a9a5bc

#aba7b9

#acaab7

#aeacb5

#afaeb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b8 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a7b6 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#a8b3b2 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a3be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a3be]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a8a3be (#a8a3be) is rgb(168, 163, 190) in RGB.

No, #a8a3be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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