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Colour

#A5ABBD

  • #A5ABBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A5ABBD is a blue with RGB values 165, 171, 189 and HSL 225°, 15%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A5ABBD#A5ABBD
HEX#A5ABBD
RGBrgb(165, 171, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6706, 0.7412
RGB percentages64.7%, 67.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(225, 15.4%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 12.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK12.7%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,405
CSS custom property--colour: #A5ABBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5A5442

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6ACBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A0AEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 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 text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 12.6Light slate grey · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 15.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB7A5
Analogous#A5B7BD, #ABA5BD
Triadic#BDA5AB, #ABBDA5
Split complementary#BDABA5, #B7BDA5
Tetradic#BDA5B7, #BDB7A5, #A5BDAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#E0E2E8
Lighter +10%#C2C6D3
Darker −10%#8890A7
Darker −20%#6B7491
Darker −30%#555D74
Darker −40%#3F4557
More saturated +25%#92A1D1
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R165
G171
B189
Red165 (64.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)15.38%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AB · B BD

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