What color is #A6B7D4?

#A6B7D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6B7D4?

The RGB value is 166, 183, 212: 166 red, 183 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6B7D4?

The complementary color is #D4C3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6B7D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6B7D4 color

#A6B7D4 rgb(166, 183, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A6B7D4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 71.8% green and 83.1% blue (166, 183, 212).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 35% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#A6B7D4 color codes

HEX	`#A6B7D4`
RGB	`rgb(166, 183, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 71.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 35%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 22%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.01, 0.37, -16.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.01, 16.55, 271.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.54, 46.726, 68.947)`
Decimal	`10926036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6B7D4, 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 #A6B7D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6B7D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #A6B7D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6b7d4; }
.text { color: #a6b7d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6b7d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 183 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6b7d4, #aca6d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A6B7D4?: #A6B7D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6B7D4?: The RGB value is 166, 183, 212: 166 red, 183 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6B7D4?: The complementary color is #D4C3A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6B7D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.