#a8aac2

Color #a8aac2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aac2

RGB

rgb(168, 170, 194)

HSL

hsl(235.4, 17.6%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.4, 13.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(70.15, 4.15, -12.47)

LCH

lch(70.15, 13.14, 288.41)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0344, 281.73)

HWB

hwb(235.4, 65.9%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c0a8

Analogous

#a8b7c2

#a8aac2

#b3a8c2

Triadic

#a8aac2

#c2a8aa

#aac2a8

Split-complementary

#a8aac2

#c2b3a8

#b7c2a8

Tetradic

#a8aac2

#c0a8c2

#c2c0a8

#aac2a8

Square

#a8aac2

#c2a8b7

#c2c0a8

#a8c2b3

Shades

Color #a8aac2 mixed toward black.

#8587a9

#63678e

#4b4d6a

#323347

#191a23

Tints

Color #a8aac2 mixed toward white.

#b7b8cc

#c5c6d6

#d4d5e1

#e2e3eb

#f1f1f5

Tones

Color #a8aac2 mixed toward gray.

#aaacc0

#acaebe

#afb0bc

#b1b1b9

#b3b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bd · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9bb · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#a8b8b7 · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aac2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aac2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8aac2 (#a8aac2) is rgb(168, 170, 194) in RGB.

No, #a8aac2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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