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Colour

#A0ABCB

  • #A0ABCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0ABCB is a blue with RGB values 160, 171, 203 and HSL 225°, 29%, 71%. 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

#A0ABCB#A0ABCB
HEX#A0ABCB
RGBrgb(160, 171, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6706, 0.7961
RGB percentages62.7%, 67.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(224.7, 29.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 21.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK21.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,529,739
CSS custom property--colour: #A0ABCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5F5434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2ADCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EAACAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#96B1B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 16.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.8Slate grey · ΔE 19.3Silver · ΔE 19.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC0A0
Analogous#A0C1CB, #AAA0CB
Triadic#CBA0AB, #ABCBA0
Split complementary#CBAAA0, #C1CBA0
Tetradic#CBA0C1, #CBC0A0, #A0CBAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E5EF
Lighter +10%#C1C8DD
Darker −10%#7F8EB9
Darker −20%#5E71A7
Darker −30%#4A5A88
Darker −40%#384467
More saturated +25%#8EA2DD
Less saturated −25%#B2B4B9

Channel breakdown

R160
G171
B203
Red160 (62.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)29.25%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AB · B CB

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