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Recognised as Colour

#A09DB1

  • #A09DB1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A09DB1 is a blue with RGB values 160, 157, 177 and HSL 249°, 11%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A09DB1#A09DB1
HEX#A09DB1
RGBrgb(160, 157, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6157, 0.6941
RGB percentages62.7%, 61.6%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(249, 11.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249, 11.3%, 69.4%)
CMYK9.6%, 11.3%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,526,129
CSS custom property--colour: #A09DB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34762WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#5F624E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999FB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#999FB0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA0A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 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 text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2Slate grey · ΔE 14.6Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 16.4Silver · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AEB19D
Analogous#9DA4B1, #AA9DB1
Triadic#B1A09D, #9DB1A0
Split complementary#B1AA9D, #A4B19D
Tetradic#B19DA4, #AEB19D, #9DB1AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3F2F5
Lighter +20%#D7D6DE
Lighter +10%#BCB9C8
Darker −10%#84819A
Darker −20%#6B6781
Darker −30%#535065
Darker −40%#3C3A48
More saturated +25%#9187C7
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R160
G157
B177
Red160 (62.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue249°
Saturation (HSL)11.36%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G 9D · B B1

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