#a8c4fa

Color #a8c4fa

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 13.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c4fa

RGB

rgb(168, 196, 250)

HSL

hsl(219.5, 89.1%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.5, 32.8%, 98%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 21.6%, 0%, 2%)

LAB

lab(78.87, 2.98, -29.65)

LCH

lch(78.87, 29.8, 275.74)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0825, 263.31)

HWB

hwb(219.5, 65.9%, 2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fadea8

Analogous

#a8edfa

#a8c4fa

#b5a8fa

Triadic

#a8c4fa

#faa8c4

#c4faa8

Split-complementary

#a8c4fa

#fab5a8

#edfaa8

Tetradic

#a8c4fa

#dea8fa

#fadea8

#c4faa8

Square

#a8c4fa

#faa8ed

#fadea8

#a8fab5

Shades

Color #a8c4fa mixed toward black.

#6697f6

#246bf2

#0b4bc6

#083284

#041942

Tints

Color #a8c4fa mixed toward white.

#b7cefb

#c5d8fc

#d4e2fc

#e2ebfd

#f1f5fe

Tones

Color #a8c4fa mixed toward gray.

#afc6f3

#b6c8ec

#bdcbe6

#c3cddf

#cacfd8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5ee · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b1ec · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#aae5e2 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c4fa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c4fa]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8c4fa (#a8c4fa) is rgb(168, 196, 250) in RGB.

No, #a8c4fa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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