#a8b3c5

Color #a8b3c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.63 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b3c5

RGB

rgb(168, 179, 197)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 20%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 14.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.62, -0.13, -10.43)

LCH

lch(72.62, 10.43, 269.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0286, 260.34)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 65.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5baa8

Analogous

#a8c2c5

#a8b3c5

#aca8c5

Triadic

#a8b3c5

#c5a8b3

#b3c5a8

Split-complementary

#a8b3c5

#c5aca8

#c2c5a8

Tetradic

#a8b3c5

#baa8c5

#c5baa8

#b3c5a8

Square

#a8b3c5

#c5a8c2

#c5baa8

#a8c5ac

Shades

Color #a8b3c5 mixed toward black.

#8493ad

#617492

#49576e

#313a49

#181d25

Tints

Color #a8b3c5 mixed toward white.

#b7c0cf

#c5ccd8

#d4d9e2

#e2e6ec

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #a8b3c5 mixed toward gray.

#abb4c3

#adb4c0

#afb5be

#b2b5bb

#b4b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc1 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#acabc0 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a9bdbd · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b3c5]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a8b3c5 (#a8b3c5) is rgb(168, 179, 197) in RGB.

No, #a8b3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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