#a3a7b4

Color #a3a7b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a7b4

RGB

rgb(163, 167, 180)

HSL

hsl(225.9, 10.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.9, 9.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 7.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(68.55, 1.18, -7.17)

LCH

lch(68.55, 7.27, 279.35)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0192, 272.09)

HWB

hwb(225.9, 63.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b0a3

Analogous

#a3b0b4

#a3a7b4

#a8a3b4

Triadic

#a3a7b4

#b4a3a7

#a7b4a3

Split-complementary

#a3a7b4

#b4a8a3

#b0b4a3

Tetradic

#a3a7b4

#b0a3b4

#b4b0a3

#a7b4a3

Square

#a3a7b4

#b4a3b0

#b4b0a3

#a3b4a8

Shades

Color #a3a7b4 mixed toward black.

#84899a

#676c7e

#4d515f

#33363f

#1a1b20

Tints

Color #a3a7b4 mixed toward white.

#b2b6c1

#c2c4cd

#d1d3da

#e0e2e6

#f0f0f3

Tones

Color #a3a7b4 mixed toward gray.

#a5a8b3

#a6a9b1

#a7a9b0

#a9aaae

#aaabad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b1 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#a5a4b0 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#a3afae · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a7b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a7b4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a3a7b4 (#a3a7b4) is rgb(163, 167, 180) in RGB.

No, #a3a7b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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