#a8aedb

Color #a8aedb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8aedb

RGB

rgb(168, 174, 219)

HSL

hsl(232.9, 41.5%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.9, 23.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(72.03, 7.53, -23.36)

LCH

lch(72.03, 24.54, 287.87)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0648, 278.79)

HWB

hwb(232.9, 65.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd5a8

Analogous

#a8c8db

#a8aedb

#bca8db

Triadic

#a8aedb

#dba8ae

#aedba8

Split-complementary

#a8aedb

#dbbca8

#c8dba8

Tetradic

#a8aedb

#d5a8db

#dbd5a8

#aedba8

Square

#a8aedb

#dba8c8

#dbd5a8

#a8dbbc

Shades

Color #a8aedb mixed toward black.

#7a84c8

#4d59b5

#394289

#262c5b

#13162e

Tints

Color #a8aedb mixed toward white.

#b7bce1

#c5c9e7

#d4d7ed

#e2e4f3

#f1f2f9

Tones

Color #a8aedb mixed toward gray.

#acb1d7

#b1b5d3

#b5b8ce

#b9bbca

#bdbec6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababd1 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#aaaacf · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a8c9c7 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8aedb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8aedb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8aedb (#a8aedb) is rgb(168, 174, 219) in RGB.

No, #a8aedb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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