#a7aecd

Color #a7aecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a7aecd

RGB

rgb(167, 174, 205)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 27.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 18.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.48, 4.02, -16.53)

LCH

lch(71.48, 17.01, 283.67)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0452, 275.21)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 65.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdc6a7

Analogous

#a7c1cd

#a7aecd

#b3a7cd

Triadic

#a7aecd

#cda7ae

#aecda7

Split-complementary

#a7aecd

#cdb3a7

#c1cda7

Tetradic

#a7aecd

#c6a7cd

#cdc6a7

#aecda7

Square

#a7aecd

#cda7c1

#cdc6a7

#a7cdb3

Shades

Color #a7aecd mixed toward black.

#7f8ab6

#5a669e

#434d77

#2d334f

#161a28

Tints

Color #a7aecd mixed toward white.

#b6bbd5

#c4c9de

#d3d6e6

#e2e4ee

#f0f1f7

Tones

Color #a7aecd mixed toward gray.

#aab0ca

#adb2c7

#b0b4c3

#b4b6c0

#b7b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac6 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#aaa9c4 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#a7c0bf · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7aecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7aecd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#a7aecd (#a7aecd) is rgb(167, 174, 205) in RGB.

No, #a7aecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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