What color is #A7A9E6?

#A7A9E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7A9E6?

The RGB value is 167, 169, 230: 167 red, 169 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7A9E6?

The complementary color is #E6E4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7A9E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7A9E6 color

#A7A9E6 rgb(167, 169, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7A9E6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 66.3% green and 90.2% blue (167, 169, 230).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 56% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#A7A9E6 color codes

HEX	`#A7A9E6`
RGB	`rgb(167, 169, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 66.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 56%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 27%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.08, 12.62, -30.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.08, 33.32, 292.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.404, 42.304, 80.673)`
Decimal	`10988006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7A9E6, 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 #A7A9E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7A9E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #A7A9E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7a9e6; }
.text { color: #a7a9e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7a9e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 169 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7a9e6, #c4a7e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #A7A9E6?: #A7A9E6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wondrous Wisteria. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7A9E6?: The RGB value is 167, 169, 230: 167 red, 169 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7A9E6?: The complementary color is #E6E4A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7A9E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.