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Colour

#A5AEDB

  • #A5AEDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5AEDB is a blue with RGB values 165, 174, 219 and HSL 230°, 43%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5AEDB#A5AEDB
HEX#A5AEDB
RGBrgb(165, 174, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6824, 0.8588
RGB percentages64.7%, 68.2%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(230, 42.9%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 24.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK24.7%, 20.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,858,203
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AEDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5A5124

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EAEDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98B6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Thistle · ΔE 17.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD2A5
Analogous#A5C9DB, #B7A5DB
Triadic#DBA5AE, #AEDBA5
Split complementary#DBB7A5, #C9DBA5
Tetradic#DBA5C9, #DBD2A5, #A5DBB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0F8
Lighter +10%#C9CFEA
Darker −10%#818DCC
Darker −20%#5C6CBE
Darker −30%#4253A5
Darker −40%#334081
More saturated +25%#95A3EB
Less saturated −25%#B5B9CB

Channel breakdown

R165
G174
B219
Red165 (64.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AE · B DB

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