#a8a7bc

Color #a8a7bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a7bc

RGB

rgb(168, 167, 188)

HSL

hsl(242.9, 13.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.9, 11.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.18, 4.53, -10.62)

LCH

lch(69.18, 11.55, 293.1)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.03, 287.83)

HWB

hwb(242.9, 65.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbca7

Analogous

#a7b0bc

#a8a7bc

#b2a7bc

Triadic

#a8a7bc

#bca8a7

#a7bca8

Split-complementary

#a8a7bc

#bcb2a7

#b0bca7

Tetradic

#a8a7bc

#bca7bb

#bbbca7

#a7bca8

Square

#a8a7bc

#bca7b0

#bbbca7

#a7bcb2

Shades

Color #a8a7bc mixed toward black.

#8785a2

#686686

#4e4d65

#343343

#1a1a22

Tints

Color #a8a7bc mixed toward white.

#b7b6c7

#c5c4d2

#d4d3dd

#e2e2e9

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #a8a7bc mixed toward gray.

#aaa9ba

#ababb8

#adacb7

#aeaeb5

#b0b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b7 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a8b3b2 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a7bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a7bc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a8a7bc (#a8a7bc) is rgb(168, 167, 188) in RGB.

No, #a8a7bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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