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Recognised as Colour

#A2AAB8

  • #A2AAB8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2AAB8 is a blue with RGB values 162, 170, 184 and HSL 218°, 13%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A2AAB8#A2AAB8
HEX#A2AAB8
RGBrgb(162, 170, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6667, 0.7216
RGB percentages63.5%, 66.7%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(218.2, 13.4%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 12%, 72.2%)
CMYK12%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,536
CSS custom property--colour: #A2AAB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#5D5547

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6ABB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A9B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9DADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.1Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Silver · ΔE 11.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B0A2
Analogous#A2B5B8, #A5A2B8
Triadic#B8A2AA, #AAB8A2
Split complementary#B8A5A2, #B5B8A2
Tetradic#B8A2B5, #B8B0A2, #A2B8A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F9FA
Lighter +20%#DCDFE4
Lighter +10%#BFC4CE
Darker −10%#8590A2
Darker −20%#6A768A
Darker −30%#545D6D
Darker −40%#3D4451
More saturated +25%#8EA4CD
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R162
G170
B184
Red162 (63.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue218.18°
Saturation (HSL)13.41%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AA · B B8

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