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Colour

#A2A7B5

  • #A2A7B5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2A7B5 is a blue with RGB values 162, 167, 181 and HSL 224°, 11%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A2A7B5#A2A7B5
HEX#A2A7B5
RGBrgb(162, 167, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6549, 0.7098
RGB percentages63.5%, 65.5%, 71%
HSLhsl(224.2, 11.4%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.2, 10.5%, 71%)
CMYK10.5%, 7.7%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,659,765
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A7B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#5D584A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A8B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A6B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9EAAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.9Silver · ΔE 12.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 16.2Thistle · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5B0A2
Analogous#A2B1B5, #A7A2B5
Triadic#B5A2A7, #A7B5A2
Split complementary#B5A7A2, #B1B5A2
Tetradic#B5A2B1, #B5B0A2, #A2B5A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8F9
Lighter +20%#DBDDE2
Lighter +10%#BEC2CC
Darker −10%#868C9E
Darker −20%#6B7286
Darker −30%#545A6A
Darker −40%#3E424D
More saturated +25%#8D9DCA
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R162
G167
B181
Red162 (63.5%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue224.21°
Saturation (HSL)11.38%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G A7 · B B5

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