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Recognised as Colour

#A0ABC7

  • #A0ABC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0ABC7 is a blue with RGB values 160, 171, 199 and HSL 223°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0ABC7#A0ABC7
HEX#A0ABC7
RGBrgb(160, 171, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6706, 0.7804
RGB percentages62.7%, 67.1%, 78%
HSLhsl(223.1, 25.8%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 19.6%, 78%)
CMYK19.6%, 14.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,529,735
CSS custom property--colour: #A0ABC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40723WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5F5438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3ADC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0AAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#97B0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 17.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7BCA0
Analogous#A0BFC7, #A9A0C7
Triadic#C7A0AB, #ABC7A0
Split complementary#C7A9A0, #BFC7A0
Tetradic#C7A0BF, #C7BCA0, #A0C7A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E4ED
Lighter +10%#C0C7DA
Darker −10%#808FB4
Darker −20%#6072A1
Darker −30%#4C5B82
Darker −40%#394562
More saturated +25%#8DA3DA
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B4

Channel breakdown

R160
G171
B199
Red160 (62.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue223.08°
Saturation (HSL)25.83%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AB · B C7

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