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Recognised as Colour

#A2ABB0

  • #A2ABB0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2ABB0 is a blue with RGB values 162, 171, 176 and HSL 201°, 8%, 66%. 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

#A2ABB0#A2ABB0
HEX#A2ABB0
RGBrgb(162, 171, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6706, 0.6902
RGB percentages63.5%, 67.1%, 69%
HSLhsl(201.4, 8.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 8%, 69%)
CMYK8%, 2.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,784
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ABB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#5D544F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9ABB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A9B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9FACACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 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 text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.3Silver · ΔE 9.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Light grey · ΔE 15.7Gray · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.25, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0A7A2
Analogous#A2B0AE, #A2A4B0
Triadic#B0A2AB, #ABB0A2
Split complementary#B0A2A4, #B0AEA2
Tetradic#AEA2B0, #B0A7A2, #A4B0A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F6F6
Lighter +20%#D9DDDF
Lighter +10%#BEC4C7
Darker −10%#869299
Darker −20%#6C7980
Darker −30%#555F64
Darker −40%#3E4548
More saturated +25%#8CB1C5
Less saturated −25%#A9A9A9

Channel breakdown

R162
G171
B176
Red162 (63.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)8.14%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AB · B B0

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