#a7b6ce

Color #a7b6ce

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b6ce

RGB

rgb(167, 182, 206)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 28.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 18.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(73.63, -0.12, -13.85)

LCH

lch(73.63, 13.85, 269.5)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0382, 259.75)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 65.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cebfa7

Analogous

#a7c9ce

#a7b6ce

#aba7ce

Triadic

#a7b6ce

#cea7b6

#b6cea7

Split-complementary

#a7b6ce

#ceaba7

#c9cea7

Tetradic

#a7b6ce

#bfa7ce

#cebfa7

#b6cea7

Square

#a7b6ce

#cea7c9

#cebfa7

#a7ceab

Shades

Color #a7b6ce mixed toward black.

#7f95b8

#5974a0

#435778

#2c3a50

#161d28

Tints

Color #a7b6ce mixed toward white.

#b6c2d6

#c4cede

#d3dae6

#e2e7ef

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a7b6ce mixed toward gray.

#aab7cb

#adb7c7

#b1b8c4

#b4b9c1

#b7babe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec9 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#adacc7 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a8c4c3 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b6ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b6ce]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#a7b6ce (#a7b6ce) is rgb(167, 182, 206) in RGB.

No, #a7b6ce 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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