What color is #A5A7CD?

#A5A7CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5A7CD?

The RGB value is 165, 167, 205: 165 red, 167 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5A7CD?

The complementary color is #CDCBA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5A7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5A7CD color

#A5A7CD rgb(165, 167, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A5A7CD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 65.5% green and 80.4% blue (165, 167, 205).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#A5A7CD color codes

HEX	`#A5A7CD`
RGB	`rgb(165, 167, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 65.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.5, 7.25, -19.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.5, 20.85, 290.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.353, 40.044, 63.349)`
Decimal	`10856397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5A7CD, 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 #A5A7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5A7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #A5A7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5a7cd; }
.text { color: #a5a7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5a7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 167 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5a7cd, #b7a5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A5A7CD?: #A5A7CD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5A7CD?: The RGB value is 165, 167, 205: 165 red, 167 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5A7CD?: The complementary color is #CDCBA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5A7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.