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Recognised as Colour

#A2A8B8

  • #A2A8B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2A8B8 is a blue with RGB values 162, 168, 184 and HSL 224°, 13%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A2A8B8#A2A8B8
HEX#A2A8B8
RGBrgb(162, 168, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6588, 0.7216
RGB percentages63.5%, 65.9%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(223.6, 13.4%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 12%, 72.2%)
CMYK12%, 8.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,024
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A8B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#5D5747

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4A9B9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A7B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9DABADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Silver · ΔE 12.6Light slate grey · ΔE 13.5Slate grey · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B2A2
Analogous#A2B3B8, #A7A2B8
Triadic#B8A2A8, #A8B8A2
Split complementary#B8A7A2, #B3B8A2
Tetradic#B8A2B3, #B8B2A2, #A2B8A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FA
Lighter +20%#DCDEE4
Lighter +10%#BFC3CE
Darker −10%#858DA2
Darker −20%#6A738A
Darker −30%#545B6D
Darker −40%#3D4351
More saturated +25%#8E9FCD
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R162
G168
B184
Red162 (63.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)13.41%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G A8 · B B8

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