#a5a7b4

Color #a5a7b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a7b4

RGB

rgb(165, 167, 180)

HSL

hsl(232, 9.1%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232, 8.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 7.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(68.7, 1.86, -6.92)

LCH

lch(68.7, 7.17, 285.04)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0188, 278.86)

HWB

hwb(232, 64.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b2a5

Analogous

#a5aeb4

#a5a7b4

#aaa5b4

Triadic

#a5a7b4

#b4a5a7

#a7b4a5

Split-complementary

#a5a7b4

#b4aaa5

#aeb4a5

Tetradic

#a5a7b4

#b2a5b4

#b4b2a5

#a7b4a5

Square

#a5a7b4

#b4a5ae

#b4b2a5

#a5b4aa

Shades

Color #a5a7b4 mixed toward black.

#86889a

#686b7d

#4e505e

#34363f

#1a1b1f

Tints

Color #a5a7b4 mixed toward white.

#b4b6c0

#c3c4cd

#d2d3d9

#e1e2e6

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a5a7b4 mixed toward gray.

#a6a8b3

#a7a9b1

#a9aab0

#aaabaf

#ababae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b1 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b0 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#a5afae · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a7b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a7b4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a5a7b4 (#a5a7b4) is rgb(165, 167, 180) in RGB.

No, #a5a7b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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