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Colour

#A09CBB

  • #A09CBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A09CBB is a blue with RGB values 160, 156, 187 and HSL 248°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A09CBB#A09CBB
HEX#A09CBB
RGBrgb(160, 156, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6118, 0.7333
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.2%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(247.7, 18.6%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 16.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK14.4%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,525,883
CSS custom property--colour: #A09CBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5F6344

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#959FBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA1A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 16.7Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Dark grey · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7BB9C
Analogous#9CA8BB, #B09CBB
Triadic#BBA09C, #9CBBA0
Split complementary#BBB09C, #A8BB9C
Tetradic#BB9CA8, #B7BB9C, #9CBBB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7F9
Lighter +20%#DAD8E5
Lighter +10%#BDBAD0
Darker −10%#837EA6
Darker −20%#68628F
Darker −30%#524D71
Darker −40%#3C3952
More saturated +25%#9187D0
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R160
G156
B187
Red160 (62.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)18.56%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9C · B BB

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