#a8afcd

Color #a8afcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8afcd

RGB

rgb(168, 175, 205)

HSL

hsl(228.6, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.6, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 14.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.82, 3.79, -16.02)

LCH

lch(71.82, 16.46, 283.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0437, 274.99)

HWB

hwb(228.6, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc6a8

Analogous

#a8c1cd

#a8afcd

#b3a8cd

Triadic

#a8afcd

#cda8af

#afcda8

Split-complementary

#a8afcd

#cdb3a8

#c1cda8

Tetradic

#a8afcd

#c6a8cd

#cdc6a8

#afcda8

Square

#a8afcd

#cda8c1

#cdc6a8

#a8cdb3

Shades

Color #a8afcd mixed toward black.

#808bb6

#5b679e

#444e76

#2d344f

#171a27

Tints

Color #a8afcd mixed toward white.

#b6bcd5

#c5cade

#d3d7e6

#e2e4ee

#f0f2f7

Tones

Color #a8afcd mixed toward gray.

#abb1ca

#aeb3c7

#b1b5c4

#b4b7c1

#b7b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc6 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#abaac5 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a8c1c0 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8afcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8afcd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a8afcd (#a8afcd) is rgb(168, 175, 205) in RGB.

No, #a8afcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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