What color is #A7DAF5?

#A7DAF5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Endless Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A7DAF5?

The RGB value is 167, 218, 245: 167 red, 218 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A7DAF5?

The complementary color is #F5C2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A7DAF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A7DAF5 color

#A7DAF5 rgb(167, 218, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A7DAF5 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 85.5% green and 96.1% blue (167, 218, 245).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 80% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Endless Horizon (#B1DBF5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#A7DAF5 color codes

HEX	`#A7DAF5`
RGB	`rgb(167, 218, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 85.5%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 80%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 32%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 11%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.46, -10.17, -18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.46, 21.1, 241.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.484, 64.948, 95.876)`
Decimal	`11000565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A7DAF5, 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 #A7DAF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A7DAF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #A7DAF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a7daf5; }
.text { color: #a7daf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a7daf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 218 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a7daf5, #a7b3f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #A7DAF5?: #A7DAF5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Endless Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A7DAF5?: The RGB value is 167, 218, 245: 167 red, 218 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A7DAF5?: The complementary color is #F5C2A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A7DAF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.