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Recognised as Colour

#A1A0C6

  • #A1A0C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1A0C6 is a blue with RGB values 161, 160, 198 and HSL 242°, 25%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A1A0C6#A1A0C6
HEX#A1A0C6
RGBrgb(161, 160, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6275, 0.7765
RGB percentages63.1%, 62.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(241.6, 25%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 19.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK18.7%, 19.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,592,454
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A0C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5E5F39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97A4C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#96A2C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#99A6ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 17.1Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 19.7Dark grey · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5C6A0
Analogous#A0B2C6, #B4A0C6
Triadic#C6A1A0, #A0C6A1
Split complementary#C6B4A0, #B2C6A0
Tetradic#C6A0B2, #C5C6A0, #A0C6B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E0EC
Lighter +10%#C1C0D9
Darker −10%#8180B3
Darker −20%#6260A0
Darker −30%#4E4D80
Darker −40%#3B3A60
More saturated +25%#8F8DD9
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R161
G160
B198
Red161 (63.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue241.58°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G A0 · B C6

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