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Recognised as Colour

#A5AFCA

  • #A5AFCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5AFCA is a blue with RGB values 165, 175, 202 and HSL 224°, 26%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5AFCA#A5AFCA
HEX#A5AFCA
RGBrgb(165, 175, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6863, 0.7922
RGB percentages64.7%, 68.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(223.8, 25.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 18.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 13.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,858,442
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AFCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5A5035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AEC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.8Thistle · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC0A5
Analogous#A5C2CA, #ADA5CA
Triadic#CAA5AF, #AFCAA5
Split complementary#CAADA5, #C1CAA5
Tetradic#CAA5C2, #CAC0A5, #A5CAAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E8F0
Lighter +10%#C5CCDD
Darker −10%#8592B7
Darker −20%#6576A4
Darker −30%#4F5E87
Darker −40%#3C4867
More saturated +25%#93A7DC
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B8

Channel breakdown

R165
G175
B202
Red165 (64.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue223.78°
Saturation (HSL)25.87%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AF · B CA

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