#a7bde7

Color #a7bde7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a7bde7

RGB

rgb(167, 189, 231)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 57.1%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 27.7%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 18.2%, 0%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(76.3, 1.85, -23.38)

LCH

lch(76.3, 23.45, 274.52)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0646, 263.25)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 65.5%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7d1a7

Analogous

#a7dde7

#a7bde7

#b1a7e7

Triadic

#a7bde7

#e7a7bd

#bde7a7

Split-complementary

#a7bde7

#e7b1a7

#dde7a7

Tetradic

#a7bde7

#d1a7e7

#e7d1a7

#bde7a7

Square

#a7bde7

#e7a7dd

#e7d1a7

#a7e7b1

Shades

Color #a7bde7 mixed toward black.

#7396d9

#3f6fca

#2b529c

#1c3668

#0e1b34

Tints

Color #a7bde7 mixed toward white.

#b6c8eb

#c4d3ef

#d3def3

#e2e9f7

#f0f4fb

Tones

Color #a7bde7 mixed toward gray.

#acbfe2

#b2c0dc

#b7c2d7

#bcc4d2

#c2c5cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1de · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#b0aedc · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a8d6d4 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7bde7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7bde7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#a7bde7 (#a7bde7) is rgb(167, 189, 231) in RGB.

No, #a7bde7 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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