#a8b2dc

Color #a8b2dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b2dc

RGB

rgb(168, 178, 220)

HSL

hsl(228.5, 42.6%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.5, 23.6%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 19.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(73.11, 5.56, -22.26)

LCH

lch(73.11, 22.94, 284.02)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0612, 274.41)

HWB

hwb(228.5, 65.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcd2a8

Analogous

#a8ccdc

#a8b2dc

#b8a8dc

Triadic

#a8b2dc

#dca8b2

#b2dca8

Split-complementary

#a8b2dc

#dcb8a8

#ccdca8

Tetradic

#a8b2dc

#d2a8dc

#dcd2a8

#b2dca8

Square

#a8b2dc

#dca8cc

#dcd2a8

#a8dcb8

Shades

Color #a8b2dc mixed toward black.

#7a89c9

#4c60b7

#38488a

#25305c

#13182e

Tints

Color #a8b2dc mixed toward white.

#b7bfe2

#c5cce8

#d4d9ee

#e2e5f3

#f1f2f9

Tones

Color #a8b2dc mixed toward gray.

#acb5d8

#b1b7d3

#b5bacf

#b9bdcb

#bebfc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acadd3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#acabd1 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a9cbc9 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b2dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b2dc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a8b2dc (#a8b2dc) is rgb(168, 178, 220) in RGB.

No, #a8b2dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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