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Recognised as Colour

#A0A7C9

  • #A0A7C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0A7C9 is a blue with RGB values 160, 167, 201 and HSL 230°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0A7C9#A0A7C9
HEX#A0A7C9
RGBrgb(160, 167, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6549, 0.7882
RGB percentages62.7%, 65.5%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(229.8, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.4%, 16.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,528,713
CSS custom property--colour: #A0A7C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#5F5836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA7C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#97ADB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Silver · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C2A0
Analogous#A0BBC9, #ADA0C9
Triadic#C9A0A7, #A7C9A0
Split complementary#C9ADA0, #BBC9A0
Tetradic#C9A0BB, #C9C2A0, #A0C9AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E3EE
Lighter +10%#C1C5DB
Darker −10%#7F89B7
Darker −20%#5F6BA4
Darker −30%#4B5585
Darker −40%#394064
More saturated +25%#8D9BDC
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B6

Channel breakdown

R160
G167
B201
Red160 (62.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue229.76°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G A7 · B C9

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