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Recognised as Colour

#A0BBC9

  • #A0BBC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0BBC9 is a blue with RGB values 160, 187, 201 and HSL 200°, 28%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0BBC9#A0BBC9
HEX#A0BBC9
RGBrgb(160, 187, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7333, 0.7882
RGB percentages62.7%, 73.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(200.5, 27.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.5, 20.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK20.4%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,533,833
CSS custom property--colour: #A0BBC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.45:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#5F4436

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4BACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB5C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#95BFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 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 text10.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Light blue · ΔE 10.7Silver · ΔE 12.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Sky blue · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9AEA0
Analogous#A0C9C3, #A0A6C9
Triadic#C9A0BB, #BBC9A0
Split complementary#C9A0A6, #C9C3A0
Tetradic#C3A0C9, #C9AEA0, #A7C9A0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1EAEE
Lighter +10%#C1D2DB
Darker −10%#7FA4B7
Darker −20%#5F8CA4
Darker −30%#4B7185
Darker −40%#395564
More saturated +25%#8DC1DC
Less saturated −25%#B3B5B6

Channel breakdown

R160
G187
B201
Red160 (62.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue200.49°
Saturation (HSL)27.52%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G BB · B C9

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