#a8a5cb

Color #a8a5cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a5cb

RGB

rgb(168, 165, 203)

HSL

hsl(244.7, 26.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.7, 18.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 18.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(69.15, 8.87, -18.96)

LCH

lch(69.15, 20.93, 295.07)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0545, 288.6)

HWB

hwb(244.7, 64.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8cba5

Analogous

#a5b5cb

#a8a5cb

#bba5cb

Triadic

#a8a5cb

#cba8a5

#a5cba8

Split-complementary

#a8a5cb

#cbbba5

#b5cba5

Tetradic

#a8a5cb

#cba5c8

#c8cba5

#a5cba8

Square

#a8a5cb

#cba5b5

#c8cba5

#a5cbbb

Shades

Color #a8a5cb mixed toward black.

#827eb5

#5f5a9c

#474375

#2f2d4e

#181627

Tints

Color #a8a5cb mixed toward white.

#b7b4d4

#c5c3dc

#d4d2e5

#e2e1ee

#f1f0f6

Tones

Color #a8a5cb mixed toward gray.

#aba8c8

#adabc5

#b0afc2

#b3b2be

#b5b5bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c3 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a7c1 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a8bcba · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a5cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a5cb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8a5cb (#a8a5cb) is rgb(168, 165, 203) in RGB.

No, #a8a5cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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