#a7a9bb

Color #a7a9bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a9bb

RGB

rgb(167, 169, 187)

HSL

hsl(234, 12.8%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 10.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.6, 2.89, -9.45)

LCH

lch(69.6, 9.88, 287)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0258, 280.7)

HWB

hwb(234, 65.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbb9a7

Analogous

#a7b3bb

#a7a9bb

#afa7bb

Triadic

#a7a9bb

#bba7a9

#a9bba7

Split-complementary

#a7a9bb

#bbafa7

#b3bba7

Tetradic

#a7a9bb

#b9a7bb

#bbb9a7

#a9bba7

Square

#a7a9bb

#bba7b3

#bbb9a7

#a7bbaf

Shades

Color #a7a9bb mixed toward black.

#8688a1

#676a85

#4d4f64

#333543

#1a1a21

Tints

Color #a7a9bb mixed toward white.

#b6b7c6

#c4c6d2

#d3d4dd

#e2e2e8

#f0f1f4

Tones

Color #a7a9bb mixed toward gray.

#a9aab9

#aaacb8

#acadb6

#aeaeb4

#afb0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b7 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#a7b3b3 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a9bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a9bb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a7a9bb (#a7a9bb) is rgb(167, 169, 187) in RGB.

No, #a7a9bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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