#a7c9db

Color #a7c9db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 6.01 Nearest Tailwind class sky-200 #b8e6fe · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a7c9db

RGB

rgb(167, 201, 219)

HSL

hsl(200.8, 41.9%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.8, 23.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(79.1, -7.35, -12.69)

LCH

lch(79.1, 14.66, 239.92)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0444, 231.04)

HWB

hwb(200.8, 65.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbb9a7

Analogous

#a7dbd3

#a7c9db

#a7afdb

Triadic

#a7c9db

#dba7c9

#c9dba7

Split-complementary

#a7c9db

#dba7af

#dbd3a7

Tetradic

#a7c9db

#b9a7db

#dbb9a7

#c9dba7

Square

#a7c9db

#d3a7db

#dbb9a7

#afdba7

Shades

Color #a7c9db mixed toward black.

#79adc8

#4c91b6

#386d89

#25495b

#13242e

Tints

Color #a7c9db mixed toward white.

#b6d2e1

#c4dbe7

#d3e4ed

#e2edf3

#f0f6f9

Tones

Color #a7c9db mixed toward gray.

#abc8d7

#b0c6d2

#b4c5ce

#b8c4ca

#bdc2c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d7 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#b5b2d6 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#a9d3d3 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 12.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a7c9db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7c9db]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#a7c9db (#a7c9db) is rgb(167, 201, 219) in RGB.

No, #a7c9db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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