#a7b9ce

Color #a7b9ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b9ce

RGB

rgb(167, 185, 206)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 28.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 18.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(74.42, -1.74, -12.66)

LCH

lch(74.42, 12.78, 262.17)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.036, 252.37)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 65.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebca7

Analogous

#a7ccce

#a7b9ce

#a8a7ce

Triadic

#a7b9ce

#cea7b9

#b9cea7

Split-complementary

#a7b9ce

#cea8a7

#cccea7

Tetradic

#a7b9ce

#bca7ce

#cebca7

#b9cea7

Square

#a7b9ce

#cea7cc

#cebca7

#a7cea8

Shades

Color #a7b9ce mixed toward black.

#7f99b8

#597aa0

#435b78

#2c3d50

#161e28

Tints

Color #a7b9ce mixed toward white.

#b6c5d6

#c4d0de

#d3dce6

#e2e8ef

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a7b9ce mixed toward gray.

#aab9cb

#adb9c7

#b1bac4

#b4bac1

#b7babe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc9 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#aeadc8 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a8c5c4 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b9ce]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a7b9ce (#a7b9ce) is rgb(167, 185, 206) in RGB.

No, #a7b9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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