#a8bbcc

Color #a8bbcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bbcc

RGB

rgb(168, 187, 204)

HSL

hsl(208.3, 26.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.3, 17.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(74.97, -2.93, -10.75)

LCH

lch(74.97, 11.14, 254.75)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.032, 245.27)

HWB

hwb(208.3, 65.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccb9a8

Analogous

#a8cccb

#a8bbcc

#a8a9cc

Triadic

#a8bbcc

#cca8bb

#bbcca8

Split-complementary

#a8bbcc

#cca8a9

#cccba8

Tetradic

#a8bbcc

#b9a8cc

#ccb9a8

#bbcca8

Square

#a8bbcc

#cba8cc

#ccb9a8

#a9cca8

Shades

Color #a8bbcc mixed toward black.

#819cb5

#5c7e9c

#455e75

#2e3f4e

#171f27

Tints

Color #a8bbcc mixed toward white.

#b6c6d4

#c5d2dd

#d3dde5

#e2e8ee

#f0f4f6

Tones

Color #a8bbcc mixed toward gray.

#abbbc9

#aebbc6

#b1bac3

#b4bac0

#b7babd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c8 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#afaec7 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#a9c5c4 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bbcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bbcc]

Related colors

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Steel Blue #4682b4

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a8bbcc (#a8bbcc) is rgb(168, 187, 204) in RGB.

No, #a8bbcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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