#a8a9d2

Color #a8a9d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.68 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a9d2

RGB

rgb(168, 169, 210)

HSL

hsl(238.6, 31.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.6, 20%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 19.5%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(70.42, 8.23, -20.88)

LCH

lch(70.42, 22.44, 291.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0588, 283.78)

HWB

hwb(238.6, 65.9%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d1a8

Analogous

#a8bed2

#a8a9d2

#bca8d2

Triadic

#a8a9d2

#d2a8a9

#a9d2a8

Split-complementary

#a8a9d2

#d2bca8

#bed2a8

Tetradic

#a8a9d2

#d1a8d2

#d2d1a8

#a9d2a8

Square

#a8a9d2

#d2a8be

#d2d1a8

#a8d2bc

Shades

Color #a8a9d2 mixed toward black.

#7e80bc

#5658a6

#40427d

#2b2c53

#15162a

Tints

Color #a8a9d2 mixed toward white.

#b6b7d9

#c5c6e1

#d3d4e8

#e2e2f0

#f0f1f7

Tones

Color #a8a9d2 mixed toward gray.

#abacce

#afb0cb

#b2b3c7

#b6b6c4

#b9bac0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c9 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a8c7 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a8c2c0 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a9d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a9d2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a9d2 (#a8a9d2) is rgb(168, 169, 210) in RGB.

No, #a8a9d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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