#a7aec4

Color #a7aec4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a7aec4

RGB

rgb(167, 174, 196)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 19.7%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 14.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 11.2%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(71.2, 2.05, -12.02)

LCH

lch(71.2, 12.19, 279.68)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0325, 271.59)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 65.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bda7

Analogous

#a7bdc4

#a7aec4

#afa7c4

Triadic

#a7aec4

#c4a7ae

#aec4a7

Split-complementary

#a7aec4

#c4afa7

#bdc4a7

Tetradic

#a7aec4

#bda7c4

#c4bda7

#aec4a7

Square

#a7aec4

#c4a7bd

#c4bda7

#a7c4af

Shades

Color #a7aec4 mixed toward black.

#838dac

#616d91

#49526d

#313648

#181b24

Tints

Color #a7aec4 mixed toward white.

#b6bcce

#c4c9d8

#d3d7e2

#e2e4eb

#f0f2f5

Tones

Color #a7aec4 mixed toward gray.

#aaafc2

#acb1bf

#aeb2bd

#b1b3ba

#b3b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaabf · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#aaa9be · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a7bbba · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7aec4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7aec4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7aec4 (#a7aec4) is rgb(167, 174, 196) in RGB.

No, #a7aec4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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