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Recognised as Colour

#A0AEBC

  • #A0AEBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A0AEBC is a blue with RGB values 160, 174, 188 and HSL 210°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A0AEBC#A0AEBC
HEX#A0AEBC
RGBrgb(160, 174, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6824, 0.7373
RGB percentages62.7%, 68.2%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(210, 17.3%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 14.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK14.9%, 7.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,530,492
CSS custom property--colour: #A0AEBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5F5143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9AEBDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5ABBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99B1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Light blue · ΔE 16.3Light grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAEA0
Analogous#A0BCBC, #A0A0BC
Triadic#BCA0AE, #AEBCA0
Split complementary#BCA0A0, #BCBCA0
Tetradic#BCA0BC, #BCAEA0, #A0BCA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFB
Lighter +20%#DCE1E6
Lighter +10%#BEC8D1
Darker −10%#8295A7
Darker −20%#667B90
Darker −30%#516272
Darker −40%#3C4854
More saturated +25%#8CAED0
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R160
G174
B188
Red160 (62.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)17.28%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AE · B BC

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