#a7c8dc

Color #a7c8dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a7c8dc

RGB

rgb(167, 200, 220)

HSL

hsl(202.6, 43.1%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.6, 24.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(78.86, -6.6, -13.58)

LCH

lch(78.86, 15.1, 244.08)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.0453, 234.7)

HWB

hwb(202.6, 65.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcbba7

Analogous

#a7dcd5

#a7c8dc

#a7aedc

Triadic

#a7c8dc

#dca7c8

#c8dca7

Split-complementary

#a7c8dc

#dca7ae

#dcd5a7

Tetradic

#a7c8dc

#bba7dc

#dcbba7

#c8dca7

Square

#a7c8dc

#d5a7dc

#dcbba7

#aedca7

Shades

Color #a7c8dc mixed toward black.

#79abca

#4b8eb7

#376b8a

#25475c

#12242e

Tints

Color #a7c8dc mixed toward white.

#b6d1e2

#c4dae8

#d3e4ee

#e2edf3

#f0f6f9

Tones

Color #a7c8dc mixed toward gray.

#abc7d8

#b0c6d3

#b4c5cf

#b9c4ca

#bdc3c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b7d7 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b2d6 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a9d4d3 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7c8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7c8dc]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7c8dc (#a7c8dc) is rgb(167, 200, 220) in RGB.

No, #a7c8dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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