#a4a7c9

Color #a4a7c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a7c9

RGB

rgb(164, 167, 201)

HSL

hsl(235.1, 25.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.1, 18.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.29, 6.03, -17.67)

LCH

lch(69.29, 18.67, 288.84)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.049, 281.17)

HWB

hwb(235.1, 64.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c6a4

Analogous

#a4bac9

#a4a7c9

#b4a4c9

Triadic

#a4a7c9

#c9a4a7

#a7c9a4

Split-complementary

#a4a7c9

#c9b4a4

#bac9a4

Tetradic

#a4a7c9

#c6a4c9

#c9c6a4

#a7c9a4

Square

#a4a7c9

#c9a4ba

#c9c6a4

#a4c9b4

Shades

Color #a4a7c9 mixed toward black.

#7e82b2

#5b6099

#444873

#2d304c

#171826

Tints

Color #a4a7c9 mixed toward white.

#b3b6d2

#c2c4db

#d2d3e4

#e1e2ed

#f0f0f6

Tones

Color #a4a7c9 mixed toward gray.

#a7aac6

#aaacc3

#adafc0

#b0b1bd

#b4b4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c1 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a5c0 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#a4bbba · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a7c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a7c9]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a4a7c9 (#a4a7c9) is rgb(164, 167, 201) in RGB.

No, #a4a7c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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