#a8c4f2

Color #a8c4f2

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 10.84 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c4f2

RGB

rgb(168, 196, 242)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 74%, 80.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 30.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 19%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(78.59, 1.01, -25.8)

LCH

lch(78.59, 25.82, 272.24)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.072, 260.25)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 65.9%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2d6a8

Analogous

#a8e9f2

#a8c4f2

#b1a8f2

Triadic

#a8c4f2

#f2a8c4

#c4f2a8

Split-complementary

#a8c4f2

#f2b1a8

#e9f2a8

Tetradic

#a8c4f2

#d6a8f2

#f2d6a8

#c4f2a8

Square

#a8c4f2

#f2a8e9

#f2d6a8

#a8f2b1

Shades

Color #a8c4f2 mixed toward black.

#6d9ce9

#3173e0

#1b54b2

#123877

#091c3b

Tints

Color #a8c4f2 mixed toward white.

#b7cef4

#c5d8f6

#d4e2f9

#e2ebfb

#f1f5fd

Tones

Color #a8c4f2 mixed toward gray.

#aec6ec

#b4c7e6

#bbc9e0

#c1cad9

#c7ccd3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5e8 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b1e5 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#aae0de · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c4f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c4f2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8c4f2 (#a8c4f2) is rgb(168, 196, 242) in RGB.

No, #a8c4f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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