#a8b8ce

Color #a8b8ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8b8ce

RGB

rgb(168, 184, 206)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 27.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 18.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.23, -0.88, -12.94)

LCH

lch(74.23, 12.97, 266.11)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0361, 256.39)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 65.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebea8

Analogous

#a8cbce

#a8b8ce

#aba8ce

Triadic

#a8b8ce

#cea8b8

#b8cea8

Split-complementary

#a8b8ce

#ceaba8

#cbcea8

Tetradic

#a8b8ce

#bea8ce

#cebea8

#b8cea8

Square

#a8b8ce

#cea8cb

#cebea8

#a8ceab

Shades

Color #a8b8ce mixed toward black.

#8097b7

#5a779f

#435978

#2d3c50

#161e28

Tints

Color #a8b8ce mixed toward white.

#b6c4d6

#c5d0de

#d3dbe6

#e2e7ef

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a8b8ce mixed toward gray.

#abb8cb

#aeb9c8

#b1b9c4

#b5bac1

#b8babe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc9 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#aeadc8 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a9c5c4 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8b8ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8b8ce]

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

#a8b8ce (#a8b8ce) is rgb(168, 184, 206) in RGB.

No, #a8b8ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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