#a8bcef

Color #a8bcef

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.83 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a8bcef

RGB

rgb(168, 188, 239)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 68.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 29.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(76.39, 4.61, -27.55)

LCH

lch(76.39, 27.93, 279.5)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0759, 267.96)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 65.9%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efdba8

Analogous

#a8dfef

#a8bcef

#b7a8ef

Triadic

#a8bcef

#efa8bc

#bcefa8

Split-complementary

#a8bcef

#efb7a8

#dfefa8

Tetradic

#a8bcef

#dba8ef

#efdba8

#bcefa8

Square

#a8bcef

#efa8df

#efdba8

#a8efb7

Shades

Color #a8bcef mixed toward black.

#6f90e4

#3564da

#2047ac

#152f73

#0b1839

Tints

Color #a8bcef mixed toward white.

#b6c7f2

#c5d2f4

#d3ddf7

#e2e9fa

#f0f4fc

Tones

Color #a8bcef mixed toward gray.

#aebfe9

#b4c1e3

#bac4dd

#c0c6d7

#c6c9d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1e4 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#b0aee1 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a9dbd9 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8bcef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8bcef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8bcef (#a8bcef) is rgb(168, 188, 239) in RGB.

No, #a8bcef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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