#a8ccea

Color #a8ccea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.61 Nearest Tailwind class blue-200 #bedbff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8ccea

RGB

rgb(168, 204, 234)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 61.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 28.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 12.8%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(80.43, -5.18, -18.72)

LCH

lch(80.43, 19.42, 254.53)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0572, 243.61)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 65.9%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eac6a8

Analogous

#a8eae7

#a8ccea

#a8abea

Triadic

#a8ccea

#eaa8cc

#cceaa8

Split-complementary

#a8ccea

#eaa8ab

#eae7a8

Tetradic

#a8ccea

#c6a8ea

#eac6a8

#cceaa8

Square

#a8ccea

#e7a8ea

#eac6a8

#abeaa8

Shades

Color #a8ccea mixed toward black.

#72acdd

#3c8dd0

#276aa2

#1a476c

#0d2336

Tints

Color #a8ccea mixed toward white.

#b6d4ed

#c5ddf1

#d3e5f4

#e2eef8

#f0f6fb

Tones

Color #a8ccea mixed toward gray.

#adcbe4

#b3cbdf

#b8cad9

#becad4

#c3c9ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9e3 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b7b4e2 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#aadedc · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8ccea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8ccea]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#a8ccea (#a8ccea) is rgb(168, 204, 234) in RGB.

No, #a8ccea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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