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Recognised as Colour

#A2B0BA

  • #A2B0BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A2B0BA is a blue with RGB values 162, 176, 186 and HSL 205°, 15%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A2B0BA#A2B0BA
HEX#A2B0BA
RGBrgb(162, 176, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6902, 0.7294
RGB percentages63.5%, 69%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(205, 14.8%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 12.9%, 72.9%)
CMYK12.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,662,074
CSS custom property--colour: #A2B0BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5D4F45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB0BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9ADBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.5Silver · ΔE 9.9Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Light grey · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAACA2
Analogous#A2BAB8, #A2A4BA
Triadic#BAA2B0, #B0BAA2
Split complementary#BAA2A4, #BAB8A2
Tetradic#B8A2BA, #BAACA2, #A4BAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFB
Lighter +20%#DDE2E5
Lighter +10%#BFC9D0
Darker −10%#8597A4
Darker −20%#697E8D
Darker −30%#536470
Darker −40%#3D4A53
More saturated +25%#8EB3CE
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R162
G176
B186
Red162 (63.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)14.81%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G B0 · B BA

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