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Recognised as Colour

#A5AECA

  • #A5AECA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5AECA is a blue with RGB values 165, 174, 202 and HSL 225°, 26%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5AECA#A5AECA
HEX#A5AECA
RGBrgb(165, 174, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6824, 0.7922
RGB percentages64.7%, 68.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(225.4, 25.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 18.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,858,186
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AECA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5A5135

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3ADC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB3B7no 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 text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Thistle · ΔE 15Dark grey · ΔE 15.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 18.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC1A5
Analogous#A5C0CA, #AFA5CA
Triadic#CAA5AE, #AECAA5
Split complementary#CAAFA5, #C0CAA5
Tetradic#CAA5C0, #CAC1A5, #A5CAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E8F0
Lighter +10%#C5CBDD
Darker −10%#8591B7
Darker −20%#6574A4
Darker −30%#4F5D87
Darker −40%#3C4767
More saturated +25%#93A5DC
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B8

Channel breakdown

R165
G174
B202
Red165 (64.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue225.41°
Saturation (HSL)25.87%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AE · B CA

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