#a8a7d8

Color #a8a7d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.39 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a7d8

RGB

rgb(168, 167, 216)

HSL

hsl(241.2, 38.6%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(241.2, 22.7%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 22.7%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(70.12, 10.72, -24.64)

LCH

lch(70.12, 26.87, 293.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0702, 285.54)

HWB

hwb(241.2, 65.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7d8a7

Analogous

#a7bfd8

#a8a7d8

#c0a7d8

Triadic

#a8a7d8

#d8a8a7

#a7d8a8

Split-complementary

#a8a7d8

#d8c0a7

#bfd8a7

Tetradic

#a8a7d8

#d8a7d7

#d7d8a7

#a7d8a8

Square

#a8a7d8

#d8a7bf

#d7d8a7

#a7d8c0

Shades

Color #a8a7d8 mixed toward black.

#7c7bc4

#504fb1

#3c3b85

#282758

#14142c

Tints

Color #a8a7d8 mixed toward white.

#b6b6df

#c5c4e5

#d3d3ec

#e2e2f2

#f0f0f9

Tones

Color #a8a7d8 mixed toward gray.

#acabd4

#b0afd0

#b4b3cc

#b8b7c8

#bcbbc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ce · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a8a8cb · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a8c5c3 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a7d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a7d8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a7d8 (#a8a7d8) is rgb(168, 167, 216) in RGB.

No, #a8a7d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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