#a8a8d2

Color #a8a8d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a8d2

RGB

rgb(168, 168, 210)

HSL

hsl(240, 31.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 20%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(70.16, 8.78, -21.27)

LCH

lch(70.16, 23.01, 292.43)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0601, 284.85)

HWB

hwb(240, 65.9%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d2a8

Analogous

#a8bdd2

#a8a8d2

#bda8d2

Triadic

#a8a8d2

#d2a8a8

#a8d2a8

Split-complementary

#a8a8d2

#d2bda8

#bdd2a8

Tetradic

#a8a8d2

#d2a8d2

#d2d2a8

#a8d2a8

Square

#a8a8d2

#d2a8bd

#d2d2a8

#a8d2bd

Shades

Color #a8a8d2 mixed toward black.

#7e7ebc

#5656a6

#40407d

#2b2b53

#15152a

Tints

Color #a8a8d2 mixed toward white.

#b6b6d9

#c5c5e1

#d3d3e8

#e2e2f0

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a8a8d2 mixed toward gray.

#ababce

#afafcb

#b2b2c7

#b6b6c4

#b9b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c9 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a8c7 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a8c1c0 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a8d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a8d2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a8d2 (#a8a8d2) is rgb(168, 168, 210) in RGB.

No, #a8a8d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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