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#a8b3bd

a light, muted blue · cool · closest name: silver

RGB
168, 179, 189
HSL
209°, 14%, 70%
CMYK
11, 5, 0, 26
Luminance
0.4424

Every format

HEX#a8b3bd
RGBrgb(168, 179, 189)
HSLhsl(209, 14%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 26%)
LABlab(72.4 -1.8 -6.4)
LCHlch(72.4 6.6 254.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.761 0.019 245.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a8b3bd;
background-color: #a8b3bd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a8b3bd] bg-[#a8b3bd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a8b3bd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.659, green: 0.702, blue: 0.741)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a8b3bd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a8b3bd on white: 2.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a8b3bd on black: 9.85:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red65.9%
Green70.2%
Blue74.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.1%
Magenta5.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)25.9%

Color previews

#a8b3bd text on a black background

contrast 9.85:1

Card sample

#a8b3bd text on a white background

contrast 2.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a8b3bd;
Background color
Panel with #a8b3bd background
background-color: #a8b3bd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a8b3bd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(168, 179, 189, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(168, 179, 189, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a8b3bd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8b3bd, #ABA8BD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a8b3bd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a8b3bd in the Color Lab