What color is #A7B5D7?

#A7B5D7 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 #A7B5D7?

The RGB value is 167, 181, 215: 167 red, 181 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7B5D7?

The complementary color is #D7C9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7B5D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7B5D7 color

#A7B5D7 rgb(167, 181, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7B5D7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 71% green and 84.3% blue (167, 181, 215).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 38% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#A7B5D7 color codes

HEX	`#A7B5D7`
RGB	`rgb(167, 181, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 71%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 38%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 22%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.65, 2.45, -18.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.65, 18.88, 277.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.723, 46.168, 70.832)`
Decimal	`10991063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7B5D7, 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 #A7B5D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7B5D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #A7B5D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7b5d7; }
.text { color: #a7b5d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7b5d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 181 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7b5d7, #b1a7d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7B5D7?: #A7B5D7 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 #A7B5D7?: The RGB value is 167, 181, 215: 167 red, 181 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7B5D7?: The complementary color is #D7C9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7B5D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.