What color is #A7A3C1?

#A7A3C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A3C1?

The RGB value is 167, 163, 193: 167 red, 163 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A3C1?

The complementary color is #BDC1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A3C1 color

#A7A3C1 rgb(167, 163, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7A3C1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.9% green and 75.7% blue (167, 163, 193).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 19% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#A7A3C1 color codes

HEX	`#A7A3C1`
RGB	`rgb(167, 163, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 19%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 7.47, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 16.62, 296.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.657, 38.26, 55.79)`
Decimal	`10986433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A3C1, 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 #A7A3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #A7A3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a3c1; }
.text { color: #a7a3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 163 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a3c1, #b6a3c1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A7A3C1?: #A7A3C1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A3C1?: The RGB value is 167, 163, 193: 167 red, 163 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A3C1?: The complementary color is #BDC1A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.