#a7b8cd

Color #a7b8cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a7b8cd

RGB

rgb(167, 184, 205)

HSL

hsl(213.2, 27.5%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.2, 18.5%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(74.13, -1.42, -12.56)

LCH

lch(74.13, 12.64, 263.55)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0354, 253.77)

HWB

hwb(213.2, 65.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdbca7

Analogous

#a7cbcd

#a7b8cd

#a9a7cd

Triadic

#a7b8cd

#cda7b8

#b8cda7

Split-complementary

#a7b8cd

#cda9a7

#cbcda7

Tetradic

#a7b8cd

#bca7cd

#cdbca7

#b8cda7

Square

#a7b8cd

#cda7cb

#cdbca7

#a7cda9

Shades

Color #a7b8cd mixed toward black.

#7f98b6

#5a789e

#435a77

#2d3c4f

#161e28

Tints

Color #a7b8cd mixed toward white.

#b6c4d5

#c4d0de

#d3dbe6

#e2e7ee

#f0f3f7

Tones

Color #a7b8cd mixed toward gray.

#aab8ca

#adb9c7

#b0b9c3

#b4b9c0

#b7babd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc8 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#aeacc7 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a8c4c3 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7b8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7b8cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#a7b8cd (#a7b8cd) is rgb(167, 184, 205) in RGB.

No, #a7b8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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