What color is #A7A0BD?

#A7A0BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A0BD?

The RGB value is 167, 160, 189: 167 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A0BD?

The complementary color is #B6BDA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A0BD color

#A7A0BD rgb(167, 160, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7A0BD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 62.7% green and 74.1% blue (167, 160, 189).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#A7A0BD color codes

HEX	`#A7A0BD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 160, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 62.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.3, 8.29, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.3, 16.27, 300.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.691, 37.031, 53.296)`
Decimal	`10985661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A0BD, 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 #A7A0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #A7A0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a0bd; }
.text { color: #a7a0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 160 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a0bd, #b6a0bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A7A0BD?: #A7A0BD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A0BD?: The RGB value is 167, 160, 189: 167 red, 160 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A0BD?: The complementary color is #B6BDA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.