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#A7A3BD Color

#A7A3BD is rgb(167, 163, 189) in RGB, hsl(249, 16%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7A3BD
HEX#A7A3BD
RGBrgb(167, 163, 189)
HSLhsl(249, 16%, 69%)
HSVhsv(249, 14%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.7% 0.037 292.5)
LABlab(67.98% 5.37 -12.89)
LCHlch(67.98% 13.97 292.63)

What #A7A3BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A7A3BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 6.93Manatee#979AAAΔE 7.16Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.84Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.16Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.18Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.98

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A7A3BD Channel Values

How #A7A3BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 167 · G 163 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 16% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 14% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7A3BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7A3BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7A3BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7A3BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7A3BD
Complementary
#B9BDA3
Analogous
#A3ACBD
Analogous
#B4A3BD
Triadic
#BDA7A3
Triadic
#A3BDA7
Split comp.
#BDB4A3
Split comp.
#ACBDA3

Tints & Shades of #A7A3BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2AFC5
#BEBBCE
#C9C7D6
#D7D6E1
#E3E1EA
#EEEDF2

Shades

#8E89A9
#716B94
#5D5879
#48455F
#343144
#1D1C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7A3BD.

How #A7A3BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A7A3BD
Protanopia#A4A4BD
Protanomaly#A5A3BD
Deuteranopia#A4A4BD
Deuteranomaly#A5A4BD
Tritanopia#A3A7A7
Tritanomaly#A5A5B0
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #A7A3BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a7a3bd: #A7A3BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7A3BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7a3bd': '#A7A3BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.639, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_a7a3bd">#A7A3BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7A3BD"

More Blue Colors

#A7A3BD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A7A3BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7A3BD?

#A7A3BD is a light blue — rgb(167, 163, 189) in RGB and hsl(249, 16%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #A7A3BD?

#A7A3BD is rgb(167, 163, 189) — red 167, green 163, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7A3BD?

#A7A3BD converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7A3BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7A3BD scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7A3BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7A3BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 13.45, which is visibly different.

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