#a1b7ec

Color #a1b7ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a1b7ec

RGB

rgb(161, 183, 236)

HSL

hsl(222.4, 66.4%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.4, 31.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(74.51, 4.62, -28.86)

LCH

lch(74.51, 29.23, 279.09)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0798, 267.06)

HWB

hwb(222.4, 63.1%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecd6a1

Analogous

#a1dcec

#a1b7ec

#b0a1ec

Triadic

#a1b7ec

#eca1b7

#b7eca1

Split-complementary

#a1b7ec

#ecb0a1

#dceca1

Tetradic

#a1b7ec

#d6a1ec

#ecd6a1

#b7eca1

Square

#a1b7ec

#eca1dc

#ecd6a1

#a1ecb0

Shades

Color #a1b7ec mixed toward black.

#6a8de1

#3363d6

#2148a5

#16306e

#0b1837

Tints

Color #a1b7ec mixed toward white.

#b1c3ef

#c0cff2

#d0dbf5

#e0e7f9

#eff3fc

Tones

Color #a1b7ec mixed toward gray.

#a7b9e6

#adbcdf

#b4bfd9

#bac1d3

#c0c4cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababe1 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#aaa8de · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#a2d7d5 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a1b7ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a1b7ec]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a1b7ec (#a1b7ec) is rgb(161, 183, 236) in RGB.

No, #a1b7ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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