#a8c0df

Color #a8c0df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 3.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c0df

RGB

rgb(168, 192, 223)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 46.2%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 24.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 13.9%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(76.89, -1.35, -18.16)

LCH

lch(76.89, 18.21, 265.75)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0514, 254.88)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 65.9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfc7a8

Analogous

#a8dcdf

#a8c0df

#aca8df

Triadic

#a8c0df

#dfa8c0

#c0dfa8

Split-complementary

#a8c0df

#dfaca8

#dcdfa8

Tetradic

#a8c0df

#c7a8df

#dfc7a8

#c0dfa8

Square

#a8c0df

#dfa8dc

#dfc7a8

#a8dfac

Shades

Color #a8c0df mixed toward black.

#789ecd

#497bbc

#355c8f

#233d5f

#121f30

Tints

Color #a8c0df mixed toward white.

#b7cbe4

#c5d5ea

#d4e0ef

#e2eaf4

#f1f5fa

Tones

Color #a8c0df mixed toward gray.

#adc1da

#b1c1d6

#b6c2d1

#bac2cd

#bfc3c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3d8 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b0d6 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#a9d2d1 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c0df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c0df]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8c0df (#a8c0df) is rgb(168, 192, 223) in RGB.

No, #a8c0df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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