Palettes / Colors / #A7BEE2

#A7BEE2 — Light Muted Blue

#A7BEE2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#A7BEE2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E2CBA7; it also sits naturally between #A7DBE2 and #AEA7E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 75% · Blue 89%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A7BEE2

.text { color: #A7BEE2; }
.background { background-color: #A7BEE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A7BEE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 190, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 50%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A7BEE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 190, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A7BEE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 190, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A7BEE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A7BEE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2CBA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A7BEE2: #000000.

How #A7BEE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A7BEE2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A7BEE1  ·  #A7BEE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A7BEE2?

#A7BEE2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 167, 190, 226). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A7BEE2?

#A7BEE2 is RGB 167, 190, 226 — HSL 217°, 50%, 77% — CMYK 26%, 16%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #A7BEE2?

Its complement is #E2CBA7; analogous partners are #A7DBE2 and #AEA7E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A7BEE2 for text?

Black text on #A7BEE2 has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.