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Colour

#A4AFCB

  • #A4AFCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4AFCB is a blue with RGB values 164, 175, 203 and HSL 223°, 27%, 72%. 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

#A4AFCB#A4AFCB
HEX#A4AFCB
RGBrgb(164, 175, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6863, 0.7961
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(223.1, 27.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 19.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK19.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,907
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AFCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5B5034

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B1CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 15.4Dark grey · ΔE 15.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBC0A4
Analogous#A4C2CB, #ACA4CB
Triadic#CBA4AF, #AFCBA4
Split complementary#CBACA4, #C2CBA4
Tetradic#CBA4C2, #CBC0A4, #A4CBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E8F0
Lighter +10%#C4CCDE
Darker −10%#8492B8
Darker −20%#6376A6
Darker −30%#4E5E88
Darker −40%#3B4868
More saturated +25%#92A7DD
Less saturated −25%#B6B7B9

Channel breakdown

R164
G175
B203
Red164 (64.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue223.08°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AF · B CB

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