#a7a9db

Color #a7a9db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 17.11 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a9db

RGB

rgb(167, 169, 219)

HSL

hsl(237.7, 41.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.7, 23.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(70.67, 10, -25.45)

LCH

lch(70.67, 27.34, 291.45)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0717, 282.74)

HWB

hwb(237.7, 65.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbd9a7

Analogous

#a7c3db

#a7a9db

#bfa7db

Triadic

#a7a9db

#dba7a9

#a9dba7

Split-complementary

#a7a9db

#dbbfa7

#c3dba7

Tetradic

#a7a9db

#d9a7db

#dbd9a7

#a9dba7

Square

#a7a9db

#dba7c3

#dbd9a7

#a7dbbf

Shades

Color #a7a9db mixed toward black.

#797cc8

#4c50b6

#383b89

#25275b

#13142e

Tints

Color #a7a9db mixed toward white.

#b6b7e1

#c4c6e7

#d3d4ed

#e2e2f3

#f0f1f9

Tones

Color #a7a9db mixed toward gray.

#abadd7

#b0b1d2

#b4b5ce

#b8b9ca

#bdbdc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d0 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a8ce · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#a7c7c5 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a9db]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a7a9db (#a7a9db) is rgb(167, 169, 219) in RGB.

No, #a7a9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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