#a7a4cd

Color #a7a4cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.39 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a4cd

RGB

rgb(167, 164, 205)

HSL

hsl(244.4, 29.1%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.4, 20%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 20%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.88, 9.56, -20.48)

LCH

lch(68.88, 22.6, 295.02)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0589, 288.22)

HWB

hwb(244.4, 64.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacda4

Analogous

#a4b6cd

#a7a4cd

#bca4cd

Triadic

#a7a4cd

#cda7a4

#a4cda7

Split-complementary

#a7a4cd

#cdbca4

#b6cda4

Tetradic

#a7a4cd

#cda4ca

#cacda4

#a4cda7

Square

#a7a4cd

#cda4b6

#cacda4

#a4cdbc

Shades

Color #a7a4cd mixed toward black.

#817cb7

#5d579f

#454177

#2e2c4f

#171628

Tints

Color #a7a4cd mixed toward white.

#b6b3d5

#c4c2de

#d3d2e6

#e2e1ee

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a7a4cd mixed toward gray.

#aaa8ca

#adabc6

#b0aec3

#b3b2bf

#b6b5bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c4 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a6c2 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a7bdbb · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a4cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a4cd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7a4cd (#a7a4cd) is rgb(167, 164, 205) in RGB.

No, #a7a4cd 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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