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Colour

#A3AECB

  • #A3AECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3AECB is a blue with RGB values 163, 174, 203 and HSL 223°, 28%, 72%. 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

#A3AECB#A3AECB
HEX#A3AECB
RGBrgb(163, 174, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6824, 0.7961
RGB percentages63.9%, 68.2%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(223.5, 27.8%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.5, 19.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK19.7%, 14.3%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,727,115
CSS custom property--colour: #A3AECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5C5134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ADCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99B3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 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 text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Thistle · ΔE 15.7Dark grey · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 17.5Light blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC0A3
Analogous#A3C2CB, #ACA3CB
Triadic#CBA3AE, #AECBA3
Split complementary#CBACA3, #C2CBA3
Tetradic#CBA3C2, #CBC0A3, #A3CBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E7F0
Lighter +10%#C4CBDD
Darker −10%#8291B9
Darker −20%#6275A6
Darker −30%#4D5D88
Darker −40%#3A4767
More saturated +25%#91A6DD
Less saturated −25%#B5B6B9

Channel breakdown

R163
G174
B203
Red163 (63.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue223.5°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AE · B CB

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