#a8bcde

Color #a8bcde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.18 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bcde

RGB

rgb(168, 188, 222)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 45%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 24.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 15.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(75.8, 0.57, -19.26)

LCH

lch(75.8, 19.27, 271.7)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0533, 261.03)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 65.9%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#decaa8

Analogous

#a8d7de

#a8bcde

#afa8de

Triadic

#a8bcde

#dea8bc

#bcdea8

Split-complementary

#a8bcde

#deafa8

#d7dea8

Tetradic

#a8bcde

#caa8de

#decaa8

#bcdea8

Square

#a8bcde

#dea8d7

#decaa8

#a8deaf

Shades

Color #a8bcde mixed toward black.

#7998cc

#4a73ba

#36568d

#24395e

#121d2f

Tints

Color #a8bcde mixed toward white.

#b7c7e4

#c5d2e9

#d4deef

#e2e9f4

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #a8bcde mixed toward gray.

#adbdda

#b1bed5

#b6c0d1

#bac1cc

#bfc2c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d6 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b0aed5 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a9d0cf · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bcde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bcde]

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

#a8bcde (#a8bcde) is rgb(168, 188, 222) in RGB.

No, #a8bcde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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