#a7b4c8

Color #a7b4c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b4c8

RGB

rgb(167, 180, 200)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 23.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 16.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 10%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.91, -0.35, -11.65)

LCH

lch(72.91, 11.66, 268.28)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0321, 258.87)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 65.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8bba7

Analogous

#a7c5c8

#a7b4c8

#aba7c8

Triadic

#a7b4c8

#c8a7b4

#b4c8a7

Split-complementary

#a7b4c8

#c8aba7

#c5c8a7

Tetradic

#a7b4c8

#bba7c8

#c8bba7

#b4c8a7

Square

#a7b4c8

#c8a7c5

#c8bba7

#a7c8ab

Shades

Color #a7b4c8 mixed toward black.

#8194b1

#5e7497

#475771

#2f3a4b

#181d26

Tints

Color #a7b4c8 mixed toward white.

#b6c1d1

#c4cdda

#d3dae4

#e2e6ed

#f0f3f6

Tones

Color #a7b4c8 mixed toward gray.

#aab5c5

#adb5c3

#afb6c0

#b2b6bd

#b5b7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc3 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#acabc2 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a8c0bf · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b4c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b4c8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7b4c8 (#a7b4c8) is rgb(167, 180, 200) in RGB.

No, #a7b4c8 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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