#a8accd

Color #a8accd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8accd

RGB

rgb(168, 172, 205)

HSL

hsl(233.5, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.5, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 16.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.03, 5.44, -17.2)

LCH

lch(71.03, 18.04, 287.55)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0475, 279.7)

HWB

hwb(233.5, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc9a8

Analogous

#a8becd

#a8accd

#b6a8cd

Triadic

#a8accd

#cda8ac

#accda8

Split-complementary

#a8accd

#cdb6a8

#becda8

Tetradic

#a8accd

#c9a8cd

#cdc9a8

#accda8

Square

#a8accd

#cda8be

#cdc9a8

#a8cdb6

Shades

Color #a8accd mixed toward black.

#8086b6

#5b629e

#444976

#2d314f

#171827

Tints

Color #a8accd mixed toward white.

#b6bad5

#c5c8de

#d3d5e6

#e2e3ee

#f0f1f7

Tones

Color #a8accd mixed toward gray.

#abaeca

#aeb1c7

#b1b3c4

#b4b6c1

#b7b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac6 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#aaa9c4 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#a8c0be · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8accd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8accd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8accd (#a8accd) is rgb(168, 172, 205) in RGB.

No, #a8accd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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