Colour

#A4ABBE

#A4ABBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4ABBE is a blue with RGB values 164, 171, 190 and HSL 224°, 17%, 69%. 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

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HEX#A4ABBE

RGBrgb(164, 171, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6706, 0.7451

RGB percentages64.3%, 67.1%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(223.8, 16.7%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 13.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK13.7%, 10%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,791,870

CSS custom property--colour: #A4ABBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1

Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB

Inverted#5B5441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6ACBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4AABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9EAEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10 Dark grey · ΔE 10.7 Silver · ΔE 13.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 15.6 Slate grey · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEB7A4

Analogous#A4B8BE, #AAA4BE

Triadic#BEA4AB, #ABBEA4

Split complementary#BEAAA4, #B8BEA4

Tetradic#BEA4B8, #BEB7A4, #A4BEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFDFE

Lighter +20%#DFE2E8

Lighter +10%#C2C6D3

Darker −10%#8690A9

Darker −20%#697493

Darker −30%#545D75

Darker −40%#3F4557

More saturated +25%#91A2D2

Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R164

G171

B190

Red164 (64.3%)

Green171 (67.1%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue223.85°

Saturation (HSL)16.67%

Lightness69.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G AB · B BE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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