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Recognised as Colour

#A3AAC1

  • #A3AAC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3AAC1 is a blue with RGB values 163, 170, 193 and HSL 226°, 19%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3AAC1#A3AAC1
HEX#A3AAC1
RGBrgb(163, 170, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6667, 0.7569
RGB percentages63.9%, 66.7%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(226, 19.5%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 15.5%, 75.7%)
CMYK15.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,726,081
CSS custom property--colour: #A3AAC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#5C553E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ACC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A9C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CAEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 12.8Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6Silver · ΔE 15.1Thistle · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1BAA3
Analogous#A3B9C1, #ABA3C1
Triadic#C1A3AA, #AAC1A3
Split complementary#C1ABA3, #B9C1A3
Tetradic#C1A3B9, #C1BAA3, #A3C1AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#E0E2EA
Lighter +10%#C1C6D6
Darker −10%#858EAC
Darker −20%#667298
Darker −30%#525B79
Darker −40%#3D445B
More saturated +25%#90A0D4
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R163
G170
B193
Red163 (63.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue226°
Saturation (HSL)19.48%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AA · B C1

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