#a8adcc

Color #a8adcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8adcc

RGB

rgb(168, 173, 204)

HSL

hsl(231.7, 26.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.7, 17.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(71.26, 4.67, -16.31)

LCH

lch(71.26, 16.97, 285.98)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0447, 278.09)

HWB

hwb(231.7, 65.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccc7a8

Analogous

#a8bfcc

#a8adcc

#b5a8cc

Triadic

#a8adcc

#cca8ad

#adcca8

Split-complementary

#a8adcc

#ccb5a8

#bfcca8

Tetradic

#a8adcc

#c7a8cc

#ccc7a8

#adcca8

Square

#a8adcc

#cca8bf

#ccc7a8

#a8ccb5

Shades

Color #a8adcc mixed toward black.

#8188b5

#5c659c

#454b75

#2e324e

#171927

Tints

Color #a8adcc mixed toward white.

#b6bbd4

#c5c8dd

#d3d6e5

#e2e4ee

#f0f1f6

Tones

Color #a8adcc mixed toward gray.

#abafc9

#aeb1c6

#b1b3c3

#b4b6c0

#b7b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac5 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaac3 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#a8bfbe · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8adcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8adcc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8adcc (#a8adcc) is rgb(168, 173, 204) in RGB.

No, #a8adcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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