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Recognised as Colour

#A3A2B4

  • #A3A2B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A3A2B4 is a blue with RGB values 163, 162, 180 and HSL 243°, 11%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A3A2B4#A3A2B4
HEX#A3A2B4
RGBrgb(163, 162, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6353, 0.7059
RGB percentages63.9%, 63.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(243.3, 10.7%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 10%, 70.6%)
CMYK9.4%, 10%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,724,020
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A2B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36922WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#5C5D4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA4B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA3B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A0A5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.2Light slate grey · ΔE 13Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 14.5Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3B4A2
Analogous#A2AAB4, #ACA2B4
Triadic#B4A3A2, #A2B4A3
Split complementary#B4ACA2, #AAB4A2
Tetradic#B4A2AA, #B3B4A2, #A2B4AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7F7F8
Lighter +20%#DBDAE2
Lighter +10%#BFBECB
Darker −10%#87869D
Darker −20%#6D6B85
Darker −30%#555469
Darker −40%#3E3E4C
More saturated +25%#908DC9
Less saturated −25%#ABABAB

Channel breakdown

R163
G162
B180
Red163 (63.9%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue243.33°
Saturation (HSL)10.71%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G A2 · B B4

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