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#A7BFDC Color

#A7BFDC is rgb(167, 191, 220) in RGB, hsl(213, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 13%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A7BFDC
HEX#A7BFDC
RGBrgb(167, 191, 220)
HSLhsl(213, 43%, 76%)
HSVhsv(213, 24%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 13%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.049 253.3)
LABlab(76.24% -3.68 -17.45)
LCHlch(76.24% 17.84 258.10)

What #A7BFDC 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 #A7BFDC, 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.

#A7BFDC Channel Values

How #A7BFDC 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 191 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 43% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 24% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A7BFDC 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A7BFDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A7BFDC; 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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Tints & Shades of #A7BFDC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A7BFDC.

How #A7BFDC 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#A7BFDC
Protanopia#BBBBDC
Protanomaly#B3BDDC
Deuteranopia#B8B8DD
Deuteranomaly#B1BBDC
Tritanopia#A2C3C3
Tritanomaly#A4C1CD
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A7BFDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a7bfdc: #A7BFDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A7BFDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a7bfdc': '#A7BFDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.655, green: 0.749, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_a7bfdc">#A7BFDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A7BFDC"

More Blue Colors

#A7BFDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A7BFDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A7BFDC?

#A7BFDC is a light blue — rgb(167, 191, 220) in RGB and hsl(213, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.96.

What is the RGB value of #A7BFDC?

#A7BFDC is rgb(167, 191, 220) — red 167, green 191, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A7BFDC?

#A7BFDC converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 13%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A7BFDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A7BFDC scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A7BFDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A7BFDC 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 2.96, which is very hard to tell apart.

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