#a8bbd1

Color #a8bbd1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bbd1

RGB

rgb(168, 187, 209)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 30.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 19.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(75.12, -1.84, -13.24)

LCH

lch(75.12, 13.37, 262.09)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0377, 252.09)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 65.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1bea8

Analogous

#a8cfd1

#a8bbd1

#a9a8d1

Triadic

#a8bbd1

#d1a8bb

#bbd1a8

Split-complementary

#a8bbd1

#d1a9a8

#cfd1a8

Tetradic

#a8bbd1

#bea8d1

#d1bea8

#bbd1a8

Square

#a8bbd1

#d1a8cf

#d1bea8

#a8d1a9

Shades

Color #a8bbd1 mixed toward black.

#7f9bbb

#577ba4

#415c7b

#2b3d52

#161f29

Tints

Color #a8bbd1 mixed toward white.

#b6c6d9

#c5d2e0

#d3dde8

#e2e8f0

#f0f4f7

Tones

Color #a8bbd1 mixed toward gray.

#abbbce

#afbbca

#b2bcc7

#b6bcc3

#b9bcc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1cc · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#afaecb · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a9c8c7 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bbd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bbd1]

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

#a8bbd1 (#a8bbd1) is rgb(168, 187, 209) in RGB.

No, #a8bbd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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