#a4aec7

Color #a4aec7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a4aec7

RGB

rgb(164, 174, 199)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 23.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 17.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.07, 1.73, -13.88)

LCH

lch(71.07, 13.99, 277.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0377, 268.18)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 64.3%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bda4

Analogous

#a4c0c7

#a4aec7

#aca4c7

Triadic

#a4aec7

#c7a4ae

#aec7a4

Split-complementary

#a4aec7

#c7aca4

#c0c7a4

Tetradic

#a4aec7

#bda4c7

#c7bda4

#aec7a4

Square

#a4aec7

#c7a4c0

#c7bda4

#a4c7ac

Shades

Color #a4aec7 mixed toward black.

#7f8db0

#5c6d96

#455170

#2e364b

#171b25

Tints

Color #a4aec7 mixed toward white.

#b3bcd0

#c2c9da

#d2d7e3

#e1e4ec

#f0f2f6

Tones

Color #a4aec7 mixed toward gray.

#a7afc4

#aab1c1

#adb2be

#b0b3bb

#b3b4b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a9c1 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a7c0 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#a5bdbc · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4aec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4aec7]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4aec7 (#a4aec7) is rgb(164, 174, 199) in RGB.

No, #a4aec7 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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