#a8b7c9

Color #a8b7c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.38 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b7c9

RGB

rgb(168, 183, 201)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 23.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 16.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.81, -1.43, -10.84)

LCH

lch(73.81, 10.93, 262.49)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0307, 252.92)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 65.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9baa8

Analogous

#a8c8c9

#a8b7c9

#aaa8c9

Triadic

#a8b7c9

#c9a8b7

#b7c9a8

Split-complementary

#a8b7c9

#c9aaa8

#c8c9a8

Tetradic

#a8b7c9

#baa8c9

#c9baa8

#b7c9a8

Square

#a8b7c9

#c9a8c8

#c9baa8

#a8c9aa

Shades

Color #a8b7c9 mixed toward black.

#8298b2

#5e7898

#475a72

#2f3c4c

#181e26

Tints

Color #a8b7c9 mixed toward white.

#b7c3d2

#c5cfdb

#d4dbe4

#e2e7ed

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #a8b7c9 mixed toward gray.

#abb7c6

#aeb8c4

#b0b8c1

#b3b8be

#b6b8bb

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

#afafc5 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#aeadc4 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a9c1c1 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b7c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b7c9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8b7c9 (#a8b7c9) is rgb(168, 183, 201) in RGB.

No, #a8b7c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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