#a8b5c7

Color #a8b5c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.96 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b5c7

RGB

rgb(168, 181, 199)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 21.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 15.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 9%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(73.22, -0.78, -10.64)

LCH

lch(73.22, 10.67, 265.81)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0296, 256.53)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 65.9%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7baa8

Analogous

#a8c5c7

#a8b5c7

#aba8c7

Triadic

#a8b5c7

#c7a8b5

#b5c7a8

Split-complementary

#a8b5c7

#c7aba8

#c5c7a8

Tetradic

#a8b5c7

#baa8c7

#c7baa8

#b5c7a8

Square

#a8b5c7

#c7a8c5

#c7baa8

#a8c7ab

Shades

Color #a8b5c7 mixed toward black.

#8395af

#607695

#485970

#303b4a

#181e25

Tints

Color #a8b5c7 mixed toward white.

#b7c1d0

#c5ceda

#d4dae3

#e2e6ec

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a8b5c7 mixed toward gray.

#abb6c5

#adb6c2

#b0b6bf

#b2b7bd

#b5b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec3 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#adacc2 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#a9bfbf · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b5c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b5c7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b5c7 (#a8b5c7) is rgb(168, 181, 199) in RGB.

No, #a8b5c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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