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Recognised as Colour

#A3B0C4

  • #A3B0C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3B0C4 is a blue with RGB values 163, 176, 196 and HSL 216°, 22%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3B0C4#A3B0C4
HEX#A3B0C4
RGBrgb(163, 176, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6902, 0.7686
RGB percentages63.9%, 69%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(216.4, 21.9%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 16.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK16.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,727,620
CSS custom property--colour: #A3B0C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5C4F3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB1C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6AEC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 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 text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Dark grey · ΔE 11.9Silver · ΔE 13.3Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 16.3Light blue · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B7A3
Analogous#A3C1C4, #A7A3C4
Triadic#C4A3B0, #B0C4A3
Split complementary#C4A7A3, #C1C4A3
Tetradic#C4A3C1, #C4B7A3, #A3C4A7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E5EC
Lighter +10%#C2CBD8
Darker −10%#8495B0
Darker −20%#657B9C
Darker −30%#50627E
Darker −40%#3D4A5E
More saturated +25%#90ACD7
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R163
G176
B196
Red163 (63.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue216.36°
Saturation (HSL)21.85%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G B0 · B C4

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