#a8b3cf

Color #a8b3cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.44 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b3cf

RGB

rgb(168, 179, 207)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 28.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 18.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 13.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(72.94, 2.05, -15.43)

LCH

lch(72.94, 15.57, 277.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0419, 268.36)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 65.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfc4a8

Analogous

#a8c6cf

#a8b3cf

#b0a8cf

Triadic

#a8b3cf

#cfa8b3

#b3cfa8

Split-complementary

#a8b3cf

#cfb0a8

#c6cfa8

Tetradic

#a8b3cf

#c4a8cf

#cfc4a8

#b3cfa8

Square

#a8b3cf

#cfa8c6

#cfc4a8

#a8cfb0

Shades

Color #a8b3cf mixed toward black.

#8090b9

#596da1

#435279

#2c3751

#161b28

Tints

Color #a8b3cf mixed toward white.

#b6c0d7

#c5ccdf

#d3d9e7

#e2e6ef

#f0f2f7

Tones

Color #a8b3cf mixed toward gray.

#abb4cc

#aeb6c8

#b2b7c5

#b5b9c2

#b8babf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc9 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#acabc7 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a9c4c2 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b3cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b3cf]

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

#a8b3cf (#a8b3cf) is rgb(168, 179, 207) in RGB.

No, #a8b3cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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