#a8b7d1

Color #a8b7d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.69 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b7d1

RGB

rgb(168, 183, 209)

HSL

hsl(218, 30.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 19.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 12.4%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(74.06, 0.32, -14.83)

LCH

lch(74.06, 14.83, 271.24)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0407, 261.53)

HWB

hwb(218, 65.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1c2a8

Analogous

#a8cbd1

#a8b7d1

#ada8d1

Triadic

#a8b7d1

#d1a8b7

#b7d1a8

Split-complementary

#a8b7d1

#d1ada8

#cbd1a8

Tetradic

#a8b7d1

#c2a8d1

#d1c2a8

#b7d1a8

Square

#a8b7d1

#d1a8cb

#d1c2a8

#a8d1ad

Shades

Color #a8b7d1 mixed toward black.

#7f95bb

#5773a4

#41567b

#2b3a52

#161d29

Tints

Color #a8b7d1 mixed toward white.

#b6c3d9

#c5cfe0

#d3dbe8

#e2e7f0

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a8b7d1 mixed toward gray.

#abb8ce

#afb9ca

#b2bac7

#b6bbc3

#b9bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafcb · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#aeadca · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#a9c6c5 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b7d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b7d1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8b7d1 (#a8b7d1) is rgb(168, 183, 209) in RGB.

No, #a8b7d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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