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Recognised as Colour

#A0B3C6

  • #A0B3C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0B3C6 is a blue with RGB values 160, 179, 198 and HSL 210°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0B3C6#A0B3C6
HEX#A0B3C6
RGBrgb(160, 179, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.702, 0.7765
RGB percentages62.7%, 70.2%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(210, 25%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 19.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK19.2%, 9.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,531,782
CSS custom property--colour: #A0B3C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5F4C39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB3C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AFC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#96B7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6B3A0
Analogous#A0C6C6, #A0A0C6
Triadic#C6A0B3, #B3C6A0
Split complementary#C6A0A0, #C6C6A0
Tetradic#C6A0C6, #C6B3A0, #A0C6A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E6EC
Lighter +10%#C0CCD9
Darker −10%#809AB3
Darker −20%#6080A0
Darker −30%#4D6680
Darker −40%#3A4D60
More saturated +25%#8DB3D9
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R160
G179
B198
Red160 (62.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G B3 · B C6

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