#a7b5c9

Color #a7b5c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.31 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b5c9

RGB

rgb(167, 181, 201)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 23.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 16.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 10%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.21, -0.67, -11.75)

LCH

lch(73.21, 11.77, 266.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0326, 257.24)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 65.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9bba7

Analogous

#a7c6c9

#a7b5c9

#aaa7c9

Triadic

#a7b5c9

#c9a7b5

#b5c9a7

Split-complementary

#a7b5c9

#c9aaa7

#c6c9a7

Tetradic

#a7b5c9

#bba7c9

#c9bba7

#b5c9a7

Square

#a7b5c9

#c9a7c6

#c9bba7

#a7c9aa

Shades

Color #a7b5c9 mixed toward black.

#8195b2

#5d7698

#465872

#2f3b4c

#171d26

Tints

Color #a7b5c9 mixed toward white.

#b6c1d2

#c4cedb

#d3dae4

#e2e6ed

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a7b5c9 mixed toward gray.

#aab6c6

#adb6c3

#b0b7c1

#b2b7be

#b5b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc4 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#acabc3 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#a8c1c0 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b5c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b5c9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7b5c9 (#a7b5c9) is rgb(167, 181, 201) in RGB.

No, #a7b5c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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