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Colour

#A5ABB3

  • #A5ABB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A5ABB3 is a blue with RGB values 165, 171, 179 and HSL 214°, 8%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A5ABB3#A5ABB3
HEX#A5ABB3
RGBrgb(165, 171, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6706, 0.702
RGB percentages64.7%, 67.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(214.3, 8.4%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 7.8%, 70.2%)
CMYK7.8%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,395
CSS custom property--colour: #A5ABB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#5A544C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8ABB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7AAB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A2ADADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 4.9Silver · ΔE 9.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Light grey · ΔE 15.6Gray · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 4.89, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3ADA5
Analogous#A5B2B3, #A6A5B3
Triadic#B3A5AB, #ABB3A5
Split complementary#B3A6A5, #B2B3A5
Tetradic#B3A5B2, #B3ADA5, #A5B3A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F8F8F9
Lighter +20%#DCDFE2
Lighter +10%#C1C5CA
Darker −10%#89919C
Darker −20%#6F7883
Darker −30%#575E68
Darker −40%#40454C
More saturated +25%#90A8C8
Less saturated −25%#ACACAC

Channel breakdown

R165
G171
B179
Red165 (64.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)8.43%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AB · B B3

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