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Colour

#A4AAC7

  • #A4AAC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4AAC7 is a blue with RGB values 164, 170, 199 and HSL 230°, 24%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A4AAC7#A4AAC7
HEX#A4AAC7
RGBrgb(164, 170, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6667, 0.7804
RGB percentages64.3%, 66.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(229.7, 23.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 17.6%, 78%)
CMYK17.6%, 14.6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,791,623
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AAC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40765WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5B5538

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2ADC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0AAC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9CAFB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 16Silver · ΔE 17.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7C1A4
Analogous#A4BBC7, #B0A4C7
Triadic#C7A4AA, #AAC7A4
Split complementary#C7B0A4, #BBC7A4
Tetradic#C7A4BB, #C7C1A4, #A4C7B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E3E5EE
Lighter +10%#C4C7DA
Darker −10%#848DB4
Darker −20%#656FA0
Darker −30%#505982
Darker −40%#3D4362
More saturated +25%#929ED9
Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R164
G170
B199
Red164 (64.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue229.71°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AA · B C7

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