#A7C2EBSky High (#A7C2EB) is a light, muted blue with an OKLCH hue of 259°, lightness 0.81 and chroma 0.065. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A7C2EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 194, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 63%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 29%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 17%, 0%, 8%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(77.8 0.1 -23.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.808 0.065 259) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sky High shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b1bedc — ΔE 2.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#afc3e7 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#a7c2eb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a7c3ee — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Sky High in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.82:1 and against black 11.56:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eaf2ff · #a7c2eb · #8ba4c9 · #687e9f · #475a77 · #283851
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b5e6fb · #a9d5f7 · #a7c2eb · #a0abda · #9a94c0 · #9280a5
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#a7c2eb · #a89bb3 · #6b84a9 · #735985 · #364a6a · #362a3f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#dbe5f3 · #a7c2eb · #b79968 · #6e7e96 · #505e73 · #37404d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#a7c2eb · #a8a39d · #6d737c · #474440 · #171c24 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#eaf2ff · #a7c2eb · #8f9db2 · #12223b · #000217 · #f5b84d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbdeb9 · #a7c2eb · #d4733d · #716299 · #4f3136 · #0e0628
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#a7c2eb · #aca395 · #906853 · #48480f · #321000 · #020200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#a7c2eb · #b29f9e · #936465 · #2f4e25 · #0a2203 · #0a0001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#a7c2eb · #b09fa6 · #8e6478 · #5a3f0a · #002218 · #100600
#B3CBEF · #BED3F3 · #CADCF7 · #D6E4FA · #E2EDFE
#869EC3 · #677C9C · #495B77 · #2D3D54 · #142033
#ACC2E2 · #B2C1D9 · #B7C1D0
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.