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Colour

#A0AAD6

  • #A0AAD6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0AAD6 is a blue with RGB values 160, 170, 214 and HSL 229°, 40%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0AAD6#A0AAD6
HEX#A0AAD6
RGBrgb(160, 170, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6667, 0.8392
RGB percentages62.7%, 66.7%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(228.9, 39.7%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 25.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK25.2%, 20.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,529,494
CSS custom property--colour: #A0AAD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5F5529

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAED8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AAAD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#93B2B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Thistle · ΔE 18.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6CCA0
Analogous#A0C5D6, #B1A0D6
Triadic#D6A0AA, #AAD6A0
Split complementary#D6B1A0, #C5D6A0
Tetradic#D6A0C5, #D6CCA0, #A0D6B1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EAF5
Lighter +10%#C4CAE5
Darker −10%#7C8AC7
Darker −20%#596AB7
Darker −30%#43539A
Darker −40%#334077
More saturated +25%#8F9FE7
Less saturated −25%#B1B5C5

Channel breakdown

R160
G170
B214
Red160 (62.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue228.89°
Saturation (HSL)39.71%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AA · B D6

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