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#A7A4BC Color

#A7A4BC is rgb(167, 164, 188) in RGB, hsl(248, 15%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Manatee (#979AAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7A4BC
HEX#A7A4BC
RGBrgb(167, 164, 188)
HSLhsl(248, 15%, 69%)
HSVhsv(248, 13%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(72.9% 0.035 291.3)
LABlab(68.21% 4.70 -11.99)
LCHlch(68.21% 12.88 291.39)

What #A7A4BC 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 #A7A4BC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Manatee#979AAAΔE 6.45Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.09Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 7.94Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 8.06Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.24Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.35

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

#A7A4BC Channel Values

How #A7A4BC 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 164 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 15% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 13% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7A4BC 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7A4BC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7A4BC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7A4BC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7A4BC
Complementary
#B9BCA4
Analogous
#A4ADBC
Analogous
#B3A4BC
Triadic
#BCA7A4
Triadic
#A4BCA7
Split comp.
#BCB3A4
Split comp.
#ADBCA4

Tints & Shades of #A7A4BC

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

#B3B0C4
#BEBCCD
#C9C7D6
#D7D6E1
#E3E2E9
#EEEDF2

Shades

#8E8AA8
#716C93
#5D5978
#49455E
#343243
#1E1C26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7A4BC.

How #A7A4BC 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#A7A4BC
Protanopia#A5A5BC
Protanomaly#A6A4BC
Deuteranopia#A5A5BC
Deuteranomaly#A6A5BC
Tritanopia#A4A7A7
Tritanomaly#A5A6B0
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

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Using #A7A4BC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7a4bc: #A7A4BC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7A4BC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7a4bc': '#A7A4BC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.643, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a7a4bc">#A7A4BC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7A4BC"

More Blue Colors

#A7A4BC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A7A4BC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7A4BC?

#A7A4BC is a light blue — rgb(167, 164, 188) in RGB and hsl(248, 15%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Manatee (#979AAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.45.

What is the RGB value of #A7A4BC?

#A7A4BC is rgb(167, 164, 188) — red 167, green 164, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7A4BC?

#A7A4BC converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7A4BC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7A4BC scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7A4BC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7A4BC 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 12.92, which is visibly different.

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