#a8d8ef

Color #a8d8ef

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 4.87 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8d8ef

RGB

rgb(168, 216, 239)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 68.9%, 79.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 29.7%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(83.79, -10.27, -16.31)

LCH

lch(83.79, 19.27, 237.8)

OKLCH

oklch(85.6%, 0.0592, 228.83)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 65.9%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efbfa8

Analogous

#a8efe2

#a8d8ef

#a8b5ef

Triadic

#a8d8ef

#efa8d8

#d8efa8

Split-complementary

#a8d8ef

#efa8b5

#efe2a8

Tetradic

#a8d8ef

#bfa8ef

#efbfa8

#d8efa8

Square

#a8d8ef

#e2a8ef

#efbfa8

#b5efa8

Shades

Color #a8d8ef mixed toward black.

#6fbee4

#35a5da

#207fac

#155473

#0b2a39

Tints

Color #a8d8ef mixed toward white.

#b6dff2

#c5e5f4

#d3ecf7

#e2f2fa

#f0f9fc

Tones

Color #a8d8ef mixed toward gray.

#aed6e9

#b4d4e3

#bad2dd

#c0d0d7

#c6ced1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfea · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#bcb8e8 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#abe5e4 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#d1d1d1 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8d8ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8d8ef]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a8d8ef (#a8d8ef) is rgb(168, 216, 239) in RGB.

No, #a8d8ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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