#a8a5cf

Color #a8a5cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.47 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a5cf

RGB

rgb(168, 165, 207)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 30.4%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 20.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(69.28, 9.77, -20.96)

LCH

lch(69.28, 23.13, 294.99)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0603, 288.07)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 64.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cccfa5

Analogous

#a5b7cf

#a8a5cf

#bda5cf

Triadic

#a8a5cf

#cfa8a5

#a5cfa8

Split-complementary

#a8a5cf

#cfbda5

#b7cfa5

Tetradic

#a8a5cf

#cfa5cc

#cccfa5

#a5cfa8

Square

#a8a5cf

#cfa5b7

#cccfa5

#a5cfbd

Shades

Color #a8a5cf mixed toward black.

#817cb9

#5c56a2

#454179

#2e2b51

#171628

Tints

Color #a8a5cf mixed toward white.

#b6b4d7

#c5c3df

#d3d2e7

#e2e1ef

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a8a5cf mixed toward gray.

#aba8cb

#aeacc8

#b1afc4

#b4b3c1

#b7b6bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c6 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a7c4 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#a8bebd · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a5cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a5cf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8a5cf (#a8a5cf) is rgb(168, 165, 207) in RGB.

No, #a8a5cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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