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Recognised as Colour

#A2ABB4

  • #A2ABB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2ABB4 is a blue with RGB values 162, 171, 180 and HSL 210°, 11%, 67%. 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

#A2ABB4#A2ABB4
HEX#A2ABB4
RGBrgb(162, 171, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6706, 0.7059
RGB percentages63.5%, 67.1%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(210, 10.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 10%, 70.6%)
CMYK10%, 5%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,788
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ABB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#5D544B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ABB4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A9B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9EADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.9Silver · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Light grey · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4ABA2
Analogous#A2B4B4, #A2A2B4
Triadic#B4A2AB, #ABB4A2
Split complementary#B4A2A2, #B4B4A2
Tetradic#B4A2B4, #B4ABA2, #A2B4A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F8F8
Lighter +20%#DADEE2
Lighter +10%#BEC5CB
Darker −10%#86929D
Darker −20%#6B7885
Darker −30%#545F69
Darker −40%#3E454C
More saturated +25%#8DABC9
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R162
G171
B180
Red162 (63.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)10.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AB · B B4

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