#a8b3e8

Color #a8b3e8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.19 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b3e8

RGB

rgb(168, 179, 232)

HSL

hsl(229.7, 58.2%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.7, 27.6%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.8, 7.85, -27.74)

LCH

lch(73.8, 28.83, 285.8)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0767, 275.38)

HWB

hwb(229.7, 65.9%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e8dda8

Analogous

#a8d3e8

#a8b3e8

#bda8e8

Triadic

#a8b3e8

#e8a8b3

#b3e8a8

Split-complementary

#a8b3e8

#e8bda8

#d3e8a8

Tetradic

#a8b3e8

#dda8e8

#e8dda8

#b3e8a8

Square

#a8b3e8

#e8a8d3

#e8dda8

#a8e8bd

Shades

Color #a8b3e8 mixed toward black.

#7385da

#3e57cc

#2a3e9e

#1c2969

#0e1535

Tints

Color #a8b3e8 mixed toward white.

#b6c0ec

#c5ccf0

#d3d9f3

#e2e6f7

#f0f2fb

Tones

Color #a8b3e8 mixed toward gray.

#adb6e3

#b3badd

#b8bdd8

#bdc1d3

#c3c4cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adaddd · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#acabda · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a9d3d1 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b3e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b3e8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b3e8 (#a8b3e8) is rgb(168, 179, 232) in RGB.

No, #a8b3e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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