#a8aec1

Color #a8aec1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aec1

RGB

rgb(168, 174, 193)

HSL

hsl(225.6, 16.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.6, 13%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 9.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(71.18, 1.74, -10.39)

LCH

lch(71.18, 10.53, 279.51)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.028, 271.84)

HWB

hwb(225.6, 65.9%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1bba8

Analogous

#a8bbc1

#a8aec1

#afa8c1

Triadic

#a8aec1

#c1a8ae

#aec1a8

Split-complementary

#a8aec1

#c1afa8

#bbc1a8

Tetradic

#a8aec1

#bba8c1

#c1bba8

#aec1a8

Square

#a8aec1

#c1a8bb

#c1bba8

#a8c1af

Shades

Color #a8aec1 mixed toward black.

#858da8

#646e8d

#4b5269

#323746

#191b23

Tints

Color #a8aec1 mixed toward white.

#b7bccb

#c5c9d6

#d4d7e0

#e2e4ea

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #a8aec1 mixed toward gray.

#aaafbf

#acb0bd

#aeb1bb

#b0b2b9

#b2b3b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbd · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#aaaabc · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a8b9b8 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aec1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8aec1 (#a8aec1) is rgb(168, 174, 193) in RGB.

No, #a8aec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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