What color is #A7BFFD?

#A7BFFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7BFFD?

The RGB value is 167, 191, 253: 167 red, 191 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7BFFD?

The complementary color is #FDE5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7BFFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7BFFD color

#A7BFFD rgb(167, 191, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7BFFD is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 74.9% green and 99.2% blue (167, 191, 253).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 96% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Sky High (#A7C2EB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#A7BFFD color codes

HEX	`#A7BFFD`
RGB	`rgb(167, 191, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 74.9%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 96%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, 6.17, -33.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 33.76, 280.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.292, 52.567, 100.301)`
Decimal	`10993661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7BFFD, 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 #A7BFFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7BFFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #A7BFFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7bffd; }
.text { color: #a7bffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7bffd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 191 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7bffd, #baa7fd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7BFFD?: #A7BFFD is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Sky High. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7BFFD?: The RGB value is 167, 191, 253: 167 red, 191 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7BFFD?: The complementary color is #FDE5A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7BFFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.