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Recognised as Colour

#A3A4C6

  • #A3A4C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3A4C6 is a blue with RGB values 163, 164, 198 and HSL 238°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3A4C6#A3A4C6
HEX#A3A4C6
RGBrgb(163, 164, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6431, 0.7765
RGB percentages63.9%, 64.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(238.3, 23.5%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 17.7%, 77.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 17.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,724,550
CSS custom property--colour: #A3A4C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#5C5B39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA8C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA6C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9CAAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Slate grey · ΔE 19.1Silver · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6C5A3
Analogous#A3B6C6, #B3A3C6
Triadic#C6A3A4, #A4C6A3
Split complementary#C6B3A3, #B6C6A3
Tetradic#C6A3B6, #C6C5A3, #A3C6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E2ED
Lighter +10%#C2C3DA
Darker −10%#8485B2
Darker −20%#64669F
Darker −30%#505180
Darker −40%#3C3D61
More saturated +25%#9092D9
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R163
G164
B198
Red163 (63.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue238.29°
Saturation (HSL)23.49%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G A4 · B C6

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