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Recognised as Colour

#A5ABC0

  • #A5ABC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5ABC0 is a blue with RGB values 165, 171, 192 and HSL 227°, 18%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5ABC0#A5ABC0
HEX#A5ABC0
RGBrgb(165, 171, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6706, 0.7529
RGB percentages64.7%, 67.1%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(226.7, 17.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 14.1%, 75.3%)
CMYK14.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,408
CSS custom property--colour: #A5ABC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40931WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5A543F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5ADC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AABFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FAFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 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 text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 11.7Silver · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0BAA5
Analogous#A5B8C0, #ADA5C0
Triadic#C0A5AB, #ABC0A5
Split complementary#C0ADA5, #B8C0A5
Tetradic#C0A5B8, #C0BAA5, #A5C0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E3EA
Lighter +10%#C3C7D5
Darker −10%#878FAB
Darker −20%#697396
Darker −30%#545C78
Darker −40%#3F455A
More saturated +25%#92A0D3
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R165
G171
B192
Red165 (64.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AB · B C0

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