#a8a3cf

Color #a8a3cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.87 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a3cf

RGB

rgb(168, 163, 207)

HSL

hsl(246.8, 31.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.8, 21.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(68.77, 10.89, -21.75)

LCH

lch(68.77, 24.32, 296.6)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0632, 289.98)

HWB

hwb(246.8, 63.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacfa3

Analogous

#a3b4cf

#a8a3cf

#bea3cf

Triadic

#a8a3cf

#cfa8a3

#a3cfa8

Split-complementary

#a8a3cf

#cfbea3

#b4cfa3

Tetradic

#a8a3cf

#cfa3ca

#cacfa3

#a3cfa8

Square

#a8a3cf

#cfa3b4

#cacfa3

#a3cfbe

Shades

Color #a8a3cf mixed toward black.

#827aba

#5d55a2

#463f79

#2f2a51

#171528

Tints

Color #a8a3cf mixed toward white.

#b6b2d7

#c5c2df

#d3d1e7

#e2e0ef

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a8a3cf mixed toward gray.

#aba7cb

#aeaac8

#b0aec4

#b3b2c0

#b6b5bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c6 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a7c3 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a8bebc · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a3cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a3cf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8a3cf (#a8a3cf) is rgb(168, 163, 207) in RGB.

No, #a8a3cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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