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#A7B1D2 Color

#A7B1D2 is rgb(167, 177, 210) in RGB, hsl(226, 32%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7B1D2
HEX#A7B1D2
RGBrgb(167, 177, 210)
HSLhsl(226, 32%, 74%)
HSVhsv(226, 20%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.049 271.9)
LABlab(72.24% 1.65 -18.03)
LCHlch(72.24% 18.11 275.22)

What #A7B1D2 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 #A7B1D2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 1.92Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 7.98Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.13Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 10.99Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 11.42Soap#CEC8EFΔE 11.59

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

#A7B1D2 Channel Values

How #A7B1D2 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 177 · B 2108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 32% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 20% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7B1D2 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7B1D2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7B1D2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7B1D2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7B1D2
Complementary
#D2C8A7
Analogous
#A7C7D2
Analogous
#B3A7D2
Triadic
#D2A7B1
Triadic
#B1D2A7
Split comp.
#D2B3A7
Split comp.
#C7D2A7

Tints & Shades of #A7B1D2

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

#B2BAD7
#BFC6DE
#C9CFE3
#D7DBEA
#E1E4EF
#EEF0F6

Shades

#8694C1
#6476AF
#4C5D94
#3B4872
#2A3351
#181E2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7B1D2.

How #A7B1D2 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#A7B1D2
Protanopia#AFAFD2
Protanomaly#ACB0D2
Deuteranopia#AEAED2
Deuteranomaly#ABAFD2
Tritanopia#A2B6B6
Tritanomaly#A4B4C2
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7B1D2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7b1d2: #A7B1D2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7B1D2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7b1d2': '#A7B1D2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.694, blue: 0.824)
Android XML<color name="color_a7b1d2">#A7B1D2</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7B1D2"

More Blue Colors

#A7B1D2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A7B1D2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7B1D2?

#A7B1D2 is a light blue — rgb(167, 177, 210) in RGB and hsl(226, 32%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.92.

What is the RGB value of #A7B1D2?

#A7B1D2 is rgb(167, 177, 210) — red 167, green 177, and blue 210 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7B1D2?

#A7B1D2 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7B1D2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7B1D2 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7B1D2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7B1D2 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 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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