What color is #A7B1DC?

#A7B1DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7B1DC?

The RGB value is 167, 177, 220: 167 red, 177 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B1DC?

The complementary color is #DCD2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B1DC color

#A7B1DC rgb(167, 177, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7B1DC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 69.4% green and 86.3% blue (167, 177, 220).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#A7B1DC color codes

HEX	`#A7B1DC`
RGB	`rgb(167, 177, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 69.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 24%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 5.8, -22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 23.5, 284.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.573, 44.826, 74)`
Decimal	`10990044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B1DC, 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 #A7B1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #A7B1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b1dc; }
.text { color: #a7b1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 177 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b1dc, #b8a7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7B1DC?: #A7B1DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7B1DC?: The RGB value is 167, 177, 220: 167 red, 177 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B1DC?: The complementary color is #DCD2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.