#a7b3ce

Color #a7b3ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b3ce

RGB

rgb(167, 179, 206)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 28.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 18.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(72.83, 1.51, -15.05)

LCH

lch(72.83, 15.13, 275.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.041, 266.36)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 65.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cec2a7

Analogous

#a7c6ce

#a7b3ce

#aea7ce

Triadic

#a7b3ce

#cea7b3

#b3cea7

Split-complementary

#a7b3ce

#ceaea7

#c6cea7

Tetradic

#a7b3ce

#c2a7ce

#cec2a7

#b3cea7

Square

#a7b3ce

#cea7c6

#cec2a7

#a7ceae

Shades

Color #a7b3ce mixed toward black.

#7f90b8

#596fa0

#435378

#2c3750

#161c28

Tints

Color #a7b3ce mixed toward white.

#b6c0d6

#c4ccde

#d3d9e6

#e2e6ef

#f0f2f7

Tones

Color #a7b3ce mixed toward gray.

#aab4cb

#adb5c7

#b1b7c4

#b4b8c1

#b7b9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc8 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#acabc6 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#a8c3c2 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b3ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b3ce]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7b3ce (#a7b3ce) is rgb(167, 179, 206) in RGB.

No, #a7b3ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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