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Recognised as Colour

#A1B6C1

  • #A1B6C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1B6C1 is a blue with RGB values 161, 182, 193 and HSL 201°, 21%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A1B6C1#A1B6C1
HEX#A1B6C1
RGBrgb(161, 182, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.7137, 0.7569
RGB percentages63.1%, 71.4%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(200.6, 20.5%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.6, 16.6%, 75.7%)
CMYK16.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,598,081
CSS custom property--colour: #A1B6C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.98:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#5E493E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B5C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACB1C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98B9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 10Silver · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 13Light grey · ΔE 15Powder blue · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1ACA1
Analogous#A1C1BC, #A1A6C1
Triadic#C1A1B6, #B6C1A1
Split complementary#C1A1A6, #C1BCA1
Tetradic#BCA1C1, #C1ACA1, #A6C1A1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFE
Lighter +20%#DEE6EA
Lighter +10%#C0CED5
Darker −10%#829EAD
Darker −20%#648698
Darker −30%#506B79
Darker −40%#3C505A
More saturated +25%#8EBCD5
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R161
G182
B193
Red161 (63.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue200.62°
Saturation (HSL)20.51%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G B6 · B C1

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