#a8b3c4

Color #a8b3c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a8b3c4

RGB

rgb(168, 179, 196)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 19.2%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 14.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 8.7%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(72.59, -0.34, -9.92)

LCH

lch(72.59, 9.93, 268.04)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0273, 259.02)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 65.9%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4b9a8

Analogous

#a8c1c4

#a8b3c4

#aba8c4

Triadic

#a8b3c4

#c4a8b3

#b3c4a8

Split-complementary

#a8b3c4

#c4aba8

#c1c4a8

Tetradic

#a8b3c4

#b9a8c4

#c4b9a8

#b3c4a8

Square

#a8b3c4

#c4a8c1

#c4b9a8

#a8c4ab

Shades

Color #a8b3c4 mixed toward black.

#8493ac

#627491

#4a576d

#313a48

#191d24

Tints

Color #a8b3c4 mixed toward white.

#b7c0ce

#c5ccd8

#d4d9e2

#e2e6eb

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #a8b3c4 mixed toward gray.

#aab4c2

#adb4bf

#afb5bd

#b1b5bb

#b4b6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc0 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#acabbf · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a9bdbc · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b3c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b3c4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b3c4 (#a8b3c4) is rgb(168, 179, 196) in RGB.

No, #a8b3c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a8b3c4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast