What color is #A7A3CE?

#A7A3CE 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 #A7A3CE?

The RGB value is 167, 163, 206: 167 red, 163 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A3CE?

The complementary color is #CACEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A3CE color

#A7A3CE rgb(167, 163, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7A3CE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 63.9% green and 80.8% blue (167, 163, 206).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 30% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#A7A3CE color codes

HEX	`#A7A3CE`
RGB	`rgb(167, 163, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 63.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 30%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, 10.34, -21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 23.75, 295.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.172, 38.866, 63.766)`
Decimal	`10986446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A3CE, 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 #A7A3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #A7A3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a3ce; }
.text { color: #a7a3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 163 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a3ce, #bca3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A7A3CE?: #A7A3CE 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 #A7A3CE?: The RGB value is 167, 163, 206: 167 red, 163 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A3CE?: The complementary color is #CACEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.