#a7b5bd

Color #a7b5bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b5bd

RGB

rgb(167, 181, 189)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 14.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 11.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.85, -3.22, -5.72)

LCH

lch(72.85, 6.56, 240.62)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0194, 232.54)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 65.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdafa7

Analogous

#a7bdba

#a7b5bd

#a7aabd

Triadic

#a7b5bd

#bda7b5

#b5bda7

Split-complementary

#a7b5bd

#bda7aa

#bdbaa7

Tetradic

#a7b5bd

#afa7bd

#bdafa7

#b5bda7

Square

#a7b5bd

#baa7bd

#bdafa7

#aabda7

Shades

Color #a7b5bd mixed toward black.

#8598a4

#667b88

#4c5c66

#333e44

#191f22

Tints

Color #a7b5bd mixed toward white.

#b6c1c8

#c4ced3

#d3dade

#e2e6e9

#f0f3f4

Tones

Color #a7b5bd mixed toward gray.

#a9b4bb

#abb4b9

#acb3b7

#aeb3b6

#b0b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadbb · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#acabbb · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a8bab9 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b5bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b5bd]

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Frequently asked questions

#a7b5bd (#a7b5bd) is rgb(167, 181, 189) in RGB.

No, #a7b5bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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