#a8b8cb

Color #a8b8cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.73 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b8cb

RGB

rgb(168, 184, 203)

HSL

hsl(212.6, 25.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.6, 17.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 9.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(74.14, -1.54, -11.45)

LCH

lch(74.14, 11.55, 262.34)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0325, 252.79)

HWB

hwb(212.6, 65.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbbba8

Analogous

#a8c9cb

#a8b8cb

#a9a8cb

Triadic

#a8b8cb

#cba8b8

#b8cba8

Split-complementary

#a8b8cb

#cba9a8

#c9cba8

Tetradic

#a8b8cb

#bba8cb

#cbbba8

#b8cba8

Square

#a8b8cb

#cba8c9

#cbbba8

#a8cba9

Shades

Color #a8b8cb mixed toward black.

#8198b4

#5c799b

#455b74

#2e3c4d

#171e27

Tints

Color #a8b8cb mixed toward white.

#b6c4d4

#c5d0dc

#d3dbe5

#e2e7ee

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a8b8cb mixed toward gray.

#abb8c8

#aeb8c5

#b1b9c2

#b4b9bf

#b6b9bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc7 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#aeadc6 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a9c3c2 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b8cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b8cb]

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

#a8b8cb (#a8b8cb) is rgb(168, 184, 203) in RGB.

No, #a8b8cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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