#a8a8cb

Color #a8a8cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.31 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8cb

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 203)

HSL

hsl(240, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.92, 7.21, -17.78)

LCH

lch(69.92, 19.19, 292.07)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0501, 285.14)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcba8

Analogous

#a8b9cb

#a8a8cb

#b9a8cb

Triadic

#a8a8cb

#cba8a8

#a8cba8

Split-complementary

#a8a8cb

#cbb9a8

#b9cba8

Tetradic

#a8a8cb

#cba8cb

#cbcba8

#a8cba8

Square

#a8a8cb

#cba8b9

#cbcba8

#a8cbb9

Shades

Color #a8a8cb mixed toward black.

#8181b4

#5c5c9b

#454574

#2e2e4d

#171727

Tints

Color #a8a8cb mixed toward white.

#b6b6d4

#c5c5dc

#d3d3e5

#e2e2ee

#f0f0f6

Tones

Color #a8a8cb mixed toward gray.

#ababc8

#aeaec5

#b1b1c2

#b4b4bf

#b6b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c3 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a8c1 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a8bdbb · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8cb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8cb (#a8a8cb) is rgb(168, 168, 203) in RGB.

No, #a8a8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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