#a8a6c5

Color #a8a6c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a6c5

RGB

rgb(168, 166, 197)

HSL

hsl(243.9, 21.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.9, 15.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 15.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.2, 7, -15.56)

LCH

lch(69.2, 17.06, 294.22)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0444, 288.23)

HWB

hwb(243.9, 65.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3c5a6

Analogous

#a6b4c5

#a8a6c5

#b8a6c5

Triadic

#a8a6c5

#c5a8a6

#a6c5a8

Split-complementary

#a8a6c5

#c5b8a6

#b4c5a6

Tetradic

#a8a6c5

#c5a6c3

#c3c5a6

#a6c5a8

Square

#a8a6c5

#c5a6b4

#c3c5a6

#a6c5b8

Shades

Color #a8a6c5 mixed toward black.

#8481ad

#636093

#4a486e

#313049

#191825

Tints

Color #a8a6c5 mixed toward white.

#b7b5cf

#c5c4d8

#d4d3e2

#e2e1ec

#f1f0f5

Tones

Color #a8a6c5 mixed toward gray.

#aaa9c2

#adabc0

#afaebd

#b1b0bb

#b3b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7be · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a7a7bc · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a8b8b7 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a6c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a6c5]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a6c5 (#a8a6c5) is rgb(168, 166, 197) in RGB.

No, #a8a6c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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