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Recognised as Colour

#A0BAD3

  • #A0BAD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0BAD3 is a blue with RGB values 160, 186, 211 and HSL 209°, 37%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0BAD3#A0BAD3
HEX#A0BAD3
RGBrgb(160, 186, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7294, 0.8275
RGB percentages62.7%, 72.9%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(209.4, 36.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 24.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK24.2%, 11.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,533,587
CSS custom property--colour: #A0BAD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#5F452C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BAD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB5D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#92C0C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.6Light blue · ΔE 12.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 16.2Dark grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.57, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3B9A0
Analogous#A0D3D2, #A0A1D3
Triadic#D3A0BA, #BAD3A0
Split complementary#D3A0A1, #D3D2A0
Tetradic#D2A0D3, #D3B9A0, #A1D3A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EDF3
Lighter +10%#C3D3E3
Darker −10%#7DA1C3
Darker −20%#5A87B3
Darker −30%#456E95
Darker −40%#355472
More saturated +25%#8FBAE4
Less saturated −25%#B1BAC2

Channel breakdown

R160
G186
B211
Red160 (62.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue209.41°
Saturation (HSL)36.69%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G BA · B D3

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