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#A7ABCD Color

#A7ABCD is rgb(167, 171, 205) in RGB, hsl(234, 28%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7ABCD
HEX#A7ABCD
RGBrgb(167, 171, 205)
HSLhsl(234, 28%, 73%)
HSVhsv(234, 19%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.049 279.9)
LABlab(70.52% 3.87 -17.89)
LCHlch(70.52% 18.30 282.21)

What #A7ABCD 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 #A7ABCD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#A7ABCD Channel Values

How #A7ABCD 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 171 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 28% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 19% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.25:1 vs white · 9.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7ABCD 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 text2.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A7ABCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7ABCD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #A7ABCD

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7ABCD.

How #A7ABCD 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#A7ABCD
Protanopia#AAAACD
Protanomaly#A9ABCD
Deuteranopia#AAAACD
Deuteranomaly#A9AACD
Tritanopia#A2B0B0
Tritanomaly#A4AEBC
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7ABCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7abcd: #A7ABCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7ABCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7abcd': '#A7ABCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.671, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_a7abcd">#A7ABCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7ABCD"

More Blue Colors

#A7ABCD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A7ABCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7ABCD?

#A7ABCD is a light blue — rgb(167, 171, 205) in RGB and hsl(234, 28%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.58.

What is the RGB value of #A7ABCD?

#A7ABCD is rgb(167, 171, 205) — red 167, green 171, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7ABCD?

#A7ABCD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7ABCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7ABCD scores 2.25:1 against white and 9.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7ABCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7ABCD 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 10.58, which is visibly different.

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