#a8b0c5

Color #a8b0c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0c5

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 197)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 20%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 14.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(71.83, 1.5, -11.61)

LCH

lch(71.83, 11.71, 277.36)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0314, 269.09)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 65.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5bda8

Analogous

#a8bfc5

#a8b0c5

#afa8c5

Triadic

#a8b0c5

#c5a8b0

#b0c5a8

Split-complementary

#a8b0c5

#c5afa8

#bfc5a8

Tetradic

#a8b0c5

#bda8c5

#c5bda8

#b0c5a8

Square

#a8b0c5

#c5a8bf

#c5bda8

#a8c5af

Shades

Color #a8b0c5 mixed toward black.

#848fad

#616f92

#49536e

#313749

#181c25

Tints

Color #a8b0c5 mixed toward white.

#b7bdcf

#c5cad8

#d4d8e2

#e2e5ec

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #a8b0c5 mixed toward gray.

#abb1c3

#adb2c0

#afb3be

#b2b4bb

#b4b6b9

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

#acacc0 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#abaabf · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a8bcbb · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0c5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0c5 (#a8b0c5) is rgb(168, 176, 197) in RGB.

No, #a8b0c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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