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Recognised as Colour

#A1A6C1

  • #A1A6C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1A6C1 is a blue with RGB values 161, 166, 193 and HSL 231°, 21%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A1A6C1#A1A6C1
HEX#A1A6C1
RGBrgb(161, 166, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.651, 0.7569
RGB percentages63.1%, 65.1%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(230.6, 20.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 16.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK16.6%, 14%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,593,985
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A6C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5E593E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA6C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9AABAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Silver · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1BCA1
Analogous#A1B6C1, #ACA1C1
Triadic#C1A1A6, #A6C1A1
Split complementary#C1ACA1, #B6C1A1
Tetradic#C1A1B6, #C1BCA1, #A1C1AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#DEE0EA
Lighter +10%#C0C3D5
Darker −10%#8289AD
Darker −20%#646C98
Darker −30%#505679
Darker −40%#3C405A
More saturated +25%#8E99D5
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R161
G166
B193
Red161 (63.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue230.62°
Saturation (HSL)20.51%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G A6 · B C1

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