What color is #A1B3E7?

#A1B3E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1B3E7?

The RGB value is 161, 179, 231: 161 red, 179 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1B3E7?

The complementary color is #E7D5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1B3E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1B3E7 color

#A1B3E7 rgb(161, 179, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A1B3E7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 70.2% green and 90.6% blue (161, 179, 231).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 59% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#A1B3E7 color codes

HEX	`#A1B3E7`
RGB	`rgb(161, 179, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 70.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 59%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 30%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.28, 5.57, -28.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.28, 28.59, 281.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.238, 45.585, 82.001)`
Decimal	`10597351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1B3E7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A1B3E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1B3E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A1B3E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1b3e7; }
.text { color: #a1b3e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1b3e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 179 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1b3e7, #b2a1e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A1B3E7?: #A1B3E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1B3E7?: The RGB value is 161, 179, 231: 161 red, 179 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1B3E7?: The complementary color is #E7D5A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1B3E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.