#a4a7b2

Color #a4a7b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a7b2

RGB

rgb(164, 167, 178)

HSL

hsl(227.1, 8.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.1, 7.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 6.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.57, 1.11, -6.02)

LCH

lch(68.57, 6.12, 280.45)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0161, 273.91)

HWB

hwb(227.1, 64.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2afa4

Analogous

#a4aeb2

#a4a7b2

#a8a4b2

Triadic

#a4a7b2

#b2a4a7

#a7b2a4

Split-complementary

#a4a7b2

#b2a8a4

#aeb2a4

Tetradic

#a4a7b2

#afa4b2

#b2afa4

#a7b2a4

Square

#a4a7b2

#b2a4ae

#b2afa4

#a4b2a8

Shades

Color #a4a7b2 mixed toward black.

#858998

#696d7c

#4e525d

#34363e

#1a1b1f

Tints

Color #a4a7b2 mixed toward white.

#b3b6bf

#c2c4cc

#d2d3d9

#e1e2e5

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a4a7b2 mixed toward gray.

#a5a8b1

#a6a8b0

#a8a9af

#a9aaad

#aaaaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5af · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#a5a5af · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#a4adad · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a7b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a7b2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a4a7b2 (#a4a7b2) is rgb(164, 167, 178) in RGB.

No, #a4a7b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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