#a8c6f6

Color #a8c6f6

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.85 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8c6f6

RGB

rgb(168, 198, 246)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 81.3%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 31.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 19.5%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(79.25, 0.91, -26.93)

LCH

lch(79.25, 26.95, 271.94)

OKLCH

oklch(82.1%, 0.0754, 259.69)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 65.9%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6d8a8

Analogous

#a8edf6

#a8c6f6

#b1a8f6

Triadic

#a8c6f6

#f6a8c6

#c6f6a8

Split-complementary

#a8c6f6

#f6b1a8

#edf6a8

Tetradic

#a8c6f6

#d8a8f6

#f6d8a8

#c6f6a8

Square

#a8c6f6

#f6a8ed

#f6d8a8

#a8f6b1

Shades

Color #a8c6f6 mixed toward black.

#6a9df0

#2b74e9

#1354bc

#0d387d

#061c3f

Tints

Color #a8c6f6 mixed toward white.

#b7d0f8

#c5d9f9

#d4e3fb

#e2ecfc

#f1f6fe

Tones

Color #a8c6f6 mixed toward gray.

#afc8f0

#b5c9e9

#bccbe3

#c2ccdc

#c9ced6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ec · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b4b2e9 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#aae3e1 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8c6f6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8c6f6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a8c6f6 (#a8c6f6) is rgb(168, 198, 246) in RGB.

No, #a8c6f6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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