Colour

#A0AADB

#A0AADB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0AADB is a blue with RGB values 160, 170, 219 and HSL 230°, 45%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0AADB#A0AADB

HEX#A0AADB

RGBrgb(160, 170, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6667, 0.8588

RGB percentages62.7%, 66.7%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(229.8, 45%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 26.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK26.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,529,499

CSS custom property--colour: #A0AADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41338WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#5F5524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9CAFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#98AADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#91B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9 Thistle · ΔE 20.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6 Steel blue · ΔE 22.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Sky blue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DBD1A0

Analogous#A0C8DB, #B4A0DB

Triadic#DBA0AA, #AADBA0

Split complementary#DBB3A0, #C8DBA0

Tetradic#DBA0C7, #DBD1A0, #A0DBB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAECF7

Lighter +10%#C5CBE9

Darker −10%#7B89CD

Darker −20%#5668BF

Darker −30%#3E4FA4

Darker −40%#303D7F

More saturated +25%#909FEB

Less saturated −25%#B0B5CB

Channel breakdown

R160

G170

B219

Red160 (62.7%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue229.83°

Saturation (HSL)45.04%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A0 · G AA · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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