#a8cde2

Color #a8cde2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a8cde2

RGB

rgb(168, 205, 226)

HSL

hsl(201.7, 50%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.7, 25.7%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 9.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(80.45, -7.56, -14.41)

LCH

lch(80.45, 16.27, 242.32)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.0492, 233.01)

HWB

hwb(201.7, 65.9%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2bda8

Analogous

#a8e2da

#a8cde2

#a8b0e2

Triadic

#a8cde2

#e2a8cd

#cde2a8

Split-complementary

#a8cde2

#e2a8b0

#e2daa8

Tetradic

#a8cde2

#bda8e2

#e2bda8

#cde2a8

Square

#a8cde2

#daa8e2

#e2bda8

#b0e2a8

Shades

Color #a8cde2 mixed toward black.

#77b1d2

#4695c1

#317094

#214b63

#102531

Tints

Color #a8cde2 mixed toward white.

#b7d5e7

#c5deec

#d4e6f1

#e2eef5

#f1f7fa

Tones

Color #a8cde2 mixed toward gray.

#adccdd

#b2cad8

#b7c9d4

#bbc8cf

#c0c6ca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9badd · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b4dc · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#aad9d8 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8cde2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8cde2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#a8cde2 (#a8cde2) is rgb(168, 205, 226) in RGB.

No, #a8cde2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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