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Recognised as Colour

#A1A8D5

  • #A1A8D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1A8D5 is a blue with RGB values 161, 168, 213 and HSL 232°, 38%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A1A8D5#A1A8D5
HEX#A1A8D5
RGBrgb(161, 168, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6588, 0.8353
RGB percentages63.1%, 65.9%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(231.9, 38.2%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 24.4%, 83.5%)
CMYK24.4%, 21.1%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,594,517
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A8D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#5E572A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CACD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#98A9D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#95B0B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5CEA1
Analogous#A1C2D5, #B4A1D5
Triadic#D5A1A8, #A8D5A1
Split complementary#D5B4A1, #C2D5A1
Tetradic#D5A1C2, #D5CEA1, #A1D5B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8E9F5
Lighter +10%#C4C9E5
Darker −10%#7E87C5
Darker −20%#5B67B6
Darker −30%#445099
Darker −40%#353D76
More saturated +25%#909CE6
Less saturated −25%#B2B4C4

Channel breakdown

R161
G168
B213
Red161 (63.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue231.92°
Saturation (HSL)38.24%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G A8 · B D5

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