Colour
#A5ADC3
- #A5ADC3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A5ADC3 is a blue with RGB values 165, 173, 195 and HSL 224°, 20%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#A5ADC3#A5ADC3
HEX#A5ADC3
RGBrgb(165, 173, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6784, 0.7647
RGB percentages64.7%, 67.8%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(224, 20%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 15.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK15.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,923
CSS custom property--colour: #A5ADC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5A523C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3BBA5
Analogous#A5BCC3, #ACA5C3
Triadic#C3A5AD, #ADC3A5
Split complementary#C3ACA5, #BCC3A5
Tetradic#C3A5BC, #C3BBA5, #A5C3AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G173
B195
Red165 (64.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AD · B C3
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