#a8bce1

Color #a8bce1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bce1

RGB

rgb(168, 188, 225)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 48.7%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 25.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(75.9, 1.27, -20.74)

LCH

lch(75.9, 20.78, 273.5)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0573, 262.68)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 65.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1cda8

Analogous

#a8d9e1

#a8bce1

#b1a8e1

Triadic

#a8bce1

#e1a8bc

#bce1a8

Split-complementary

#a8bce1

#e1b1a8

#d9e1a8

Tetradic

#a8bce1

#cda8e1

#e1cda8

#bce1a8

Square

#a8bce1

#e1a8d9

#e1cda8

#a8e1b1

Shades

Color #a8bce1 mixed toward black.

#7797d0

#4771bf

#325492

#223861

#111c31

Tints

Color #a8bce1 mixed toward white.

#b7c7e6

#c5d2eb

#d4def0

#e2e9f5

#f1f4fa

Tones

Color #a8bce1 mixed toward gray.

#adbedc

#b2bfd8

#b6c0d3

#bbc2ce

#c0c3c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1d9 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#b0aed7 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a9d2d0 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bce1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bce1]

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

#a8bce1 (#a8bce1) is rgb(168, 188, 225) in RGB.

No, #a8bce1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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