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Recognised as Colour

#A2B0C3

  • #A2B0C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2B0C3 is a blue with RGB values 162, 176, 195 and HSL 215°, 22%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2B0C3#A2B0C3
HEX#A2B0C3
RGBrgb(162, 176, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6902, 0.7647
RGB percentages63.5%, 69%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(214.5, 21.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 16.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK16.9%, 9.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,662,083
CSS custom property--colour: #A2B0C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5D4F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB0C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6ADC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Dark grey · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 13Light slate grey · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3B5A2
Analogous#A2C1C3, #A4A2C3
Triadic#C3A2B0, #B0C3A2
Split complementary#C3A4A2, #C1C3A2
Tetradic#C3A2C1, #C3B5A2, #A2C3A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E5EB
Lighter +10%#C1CAD7
Darker −10%#8396AF
Darker −20%#647B9B
Darker −30%#50637C
Darker −40%#3C4A5D
More saturated +25%#8FADD6
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R162
G176
B195
Red162 (63.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue214.55°
Saturation (HSL)21.57%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G B0 · B C3

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