#a8adcd

Color #a8adcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8adcd

RGB

rgb(168, 173, 205)

HSL

hsl(231.9, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.9, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.3, 4.89, -16.81)

LCH

lch(71.3, 17.51, 286.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0462, 278.22)

HWB

hwb(231.9, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc8a8

Analogous

#a8bfcd

#a8adcd

#b5a8cd

Triadic

#a8adcd

#cda8ad

#adcda8

Split-complementary

#a8adcd

#cdb5a8

#bfcda8

Tetradic

#a8adcd

#c8a8cd

#cdc8a8

#adcda8

Square

#a8adcd

#cda8bf

#cdc8a8

#a8cdb5

Shades

Color #a8adcd mixed toward black.

#8088b6

#5b649e

#444b76

#2d324f

#171927

Tints

Color #a8adcd mixed toward white.

#b6bbd5

#c5c8de

#d3d6e6

#e2e4ee

#f0f1f7

Tones

Color #a8adcd mixed toward gray.

#abafca

#aeb1c7

#b1b4c4

#b4b6c1

#b7b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac6 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaac4 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#a8c0bf · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8adcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8adcd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8adcd (#a8adcd) is rgb(168, 173, 205) in RGB.

No, #a8adcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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