What color is #A7BFE9?

#A7BFE9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BFE9?

The RGB value is 167, 191, 233: 167 red, 191 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BFE9?

The complementary color is #E9D1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BFE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BFE9 color

#A7BFE9 rgb(167, 191, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7BFE9 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.9% green and 91.4% blue (167, 191, 233).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 60% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#A7BFE9 color codes

HEX	`#A7BFE9`
RGB	`rgb(167, 191, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 60%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, 1.24, -23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 23.58, 273.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.271, 51.359, 84.392)`
Decimal	`10993641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BFE9, 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 #A7BFE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BFE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #A7BFE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bfe9; }
.text { color: #a7bfe9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bfe9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 191 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bfe9, #b0a7e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7BFE9?: #A7BFE9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BFE9?: The RGB value is 167, 191, 233: 167 red, 191 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BFE9?: The complementary color is #E9D1A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BFE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.