#a7a6b2

Color #a7a6b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a6b2

RGB

rgb(167, 166, 178)

HSL

hsl(245, 7.2%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245, 6.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 6.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.53, 2.69, -6.04)

LCH

lch(68.53, 6.61, 294.01)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0172, 289.7)

HWB

hwb(245, 65.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b2a6

Analogous

#a6abb2

#a7a6b2

#ada6b2

Triadic

#a7a6b2

#b2a7a6

#a6b2a7

Split-complementary

#a7a6b2

#b2ada6

#abb2a6

Tetradic

#a7a6b2

#b2a6b1

#b1b2a6

#a6b2a7

Square

#a7a6b2

#b2a6ab

#b1b2a6

#a6b2ad

Shades

Color #a7a6b2 mixed toward black.

#898797

#6c6a7b

#51505c

#36353e

#1b1b1f

Tints

Color #a7a6b2 mixed toward white.

#b6b5bf

#c4c4cc

#d3d3d9

#e2e1e5

#f0f0f2

Tones

Color #a7a6b2 mixed toward gray.

#a8a7b1

#a9a8b0

#aaa9af

#aaaaae

#ababad

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

#a7a7af · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#a7a7af · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#a7adac · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a6b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a6b2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7a6b2 (#a7a6b2) is rgb(167, 166, 178) in RGB.

No, #a7a6b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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