Palettes / Colors / #A7DBFB

#A7DBFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#A7DBFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#A7DBFB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FBC7A7; it also sits naturally between #A7FBF1 and #A7B1FB. 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 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 33% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A7DBFB

.text { color: #A7DBFB; }
.background { background-color: #A7DBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A7DBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 219, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 91%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A7DBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 219, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A7DBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 219, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A7DBFB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A7DBFB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBC7A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A7DBFB: #000000.

How #A7DBFB 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 #A7DBFB 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

← #A7DBFA  ·  #A7DBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A7DBFB?

#A7DBFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 167, 219, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A7DBFB?

#A7DBFB is RGB 167, 219, 251 — HSL 203°, 91%, 82% — CMYK 33%, 13%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #A7DBFB?

Its complement is #FBC7A7; analogous partners are #A7FBF1 and #A7B1FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A7DBFB for text?

Black text on #A7DBFB has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.