#a8b0e2

Color #a8b0e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.35 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b0e2

RGB

rgb(168, 176, 226)

HSL

hsl(231.7, 50%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.7, 25.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 22.1%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(72.8, 8.07, -26)

LCH

lch(72.8, 27.22, 287.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0721, 277.49)

HWB

hwb(231.7, 65.9%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2daa8

Analogous

#a8cde2

#a8b0e2

#bda8e2

Triadic

#a8b0e2

#e2a8b0

#b0e2a8

Split-complementary

#a8b0e2

#e2bda8

#cde2a8

Tetradic

#a8b0e2

#daa8e2

#e2daa8

#b0e2a8

Square

#a8b0e2

#e2a8cd

#e2daa8

#a8e2bd

Shades

Color #a8b0e2 mixed toward black.

#7783d2

#4657c1

#313f94

#212a63

#101531

Tints

Color #a8b0e2 mixed toward white.

#b7bde7

#c5caec

#d4d8f1

#e2e5f5

#f1f2fa

Tones

Color #a8b0e2 mixed toward gray.

#adb4dd

#b2b7d8

#b7bbd4

#bbbecf

#c0c2ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacd7 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#abaad5 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a8cecc · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b0e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b0e2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b0e2 (#a8b0e2) is rgb(168, 176, 226) in RGB.

No, #a8b0e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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