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Colour

#A4AFBA

  • #A4AFBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A4AFBA is a blue with RGB values 164, 175, 186 and HSL 210°, 14%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A4AFBA#A4AFBA
HEX#A4AFBA
RGBrgb(164, 175, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6863, 0.7294
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.6%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(210, 13.7%, 68.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 11.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK11.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,890
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AFBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5B5045

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABAFBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8ADBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9FB1B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.3Silver · ΔE 9.8Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Light grey · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.6Light blue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAAFA4
Analogous#A4BABA, #A4A4BA
Triadic#BAA4AF, #AFBAA4
Split complementary#BAA4A4, #BABAA4
Tetradic#BAA4BA, #BAAFA4, #A4BAA4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFBFC
Lighter +20%#DEE2E6
Lighter +10%#C1C9D0
Darker −10%#8796A4
Darker −20%#6B7C8D
Darker −30%#556270
Darker −40%#3F4953
More saturated +25%#90AFCE
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R164
G175
B186
Red164 (64.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)13.75%
Lightness68.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AF · B BA

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