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Colour

#A0AED2

  • #A0AED2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0AED2 is a blue with RGB values 160, 174, 210 and HSL 223°, 36%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0AED2#A0AED2
HEX#A0AED2
RGBrgb(160, 174, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6824, 0.8235
RGB percentages62.7%, 68.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(223.2, 35.7%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 23.8%, 82.4%)
CMYK23.8%, 17.1%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,530,514
CSS custom property--colour: #A0AED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5F512D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B1D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FACD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#93B5BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.6Thistle · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C4A0
Analogous#A0C7D2, #ABA0D2
Triadic#D2A0AE, #AED2A0
Split complementary#D2ABA0, #C7D2A0
Tetradic#D2A0C7, #D2C4A0, #A0D2AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E9F3
Lighter +10%#C3CCE2
Darker −10%#7D90C2
Darker −20%#5B73B1
Darker −30%#465B93
Darker −40%#354671
More saturated +25%#8FA6E3
Less saturated −25%#B2B6C0

Channel breakdown

R160
G174
B210
Red160 (62.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AE · B D2

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