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#A7B7EC Color

#A7B7EC is rgb(167, 183, 236) in RGB, hsl(226, 64%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7B7EC
HEX#A7B7EC
RGBrgb(167, 183, 236)
HSLhsl(226, 64%, 79%)
HSVhsv(226, 29%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.078 271.5)
LABlab(74.59% 3.26 -28.55)
LCHlch(74.59% 28.74 276.52)

What #A7B7EC 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 #A7B7EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.74Light Cobalt Blue#88ACE0ΔE 8.39Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.33Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 10.21Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 10.41Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 12.31

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

#A7B7EC Channel Values

How #A7B7EC 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 183 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 64% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 29% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7B7EC 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A7B7EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A7B7EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7B7EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A7B7EC
Complementary
#ECDCA7
Analogous
#A7D9EC
Analogous
#B9A7EC
Triadic
#ECA7B7
Triadic
#B7ECA7
Split comp.
#ECB9A7
Split comp.
#D9ECA7

Tints & Shades of #A7B7EC

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

#B4C1EE
#BCC8F0
#C9D3F3
#D5DDF6
#E2E7F9
#EAEEFA

Shades

#7992E2
#4F6FD8
#2B4FC5
#213C97
#172A69
#0E193F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7B7EC.

How #A7B7EC 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#A7B7EC
Protanopia#B4B4EC
Protanomaly#AFB5EC
Deuteranopia#B2B2EC
Deuteranomaly#AEB4EC
Tritanopia#9EBFBF
Tritanomaly#A1BCD2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #A7B7EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7b7ec: #A7B7EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7B7EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7b7ec': '#A7B7EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.718, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_a7b7ec">#A7B7EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7B7EC"

More Blue Colors

#A7B7EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A7B7EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7B7EC?

#A7B7EC is a light blue — rgb(167, 183, 236) in RGB and hsl(226, 64%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #A7B7EC?

#A7B7EC is rgb(167, 183, 236) — red 167, green 183, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7B7EC?

#A7B7EC converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 22%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7B7EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7B7EC scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7B7EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7B7EC 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 14.95, which is visibly different.

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