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Recognised as Colour

#A0A5C9

  • #A0A5C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0A5C9 is a blue with RGB values 160, 165, 201 and HSL 233°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0A5C9#A0A5C9
HEX#A0A5C9
RGBrgb(160, 165, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6471, 0.7882
RGB percentages62.7%, 64.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(232.7, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.4%, 17.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,528,201
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A5C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5F5A36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A6C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#97ABB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.5Dark grey · ΔE 19.9Silver · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C4A0
Analogous#A0B9C9, #B0A0C9
Triadic#C9A0A5, #A5C9A0
Split complementary#C9B0A0, #BAC9A0
Tetradic#C9A0B9, #C9C4A0, #A0C9B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E3EE
Lighter +10%#C1C4DB
Darker −10%#7F86B7
Darker −20%#5F67A4
Darker −30%#4B5285
Darker −40%#393E64
More saturated +25%#8D97DC
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B6

Channel breakdown

R160
G165
B201
Red160 (62.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue232.68°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G A5 · B C9

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