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Colour

#A5AFCC

  • #A5AFCC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5AFCC is a blue with RGB values 165, 175, 204 and HSL 225°, 28%, 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

#A5AFCC#A5AFCC
HEX#A5AFCC
RGBrgb(165, 175, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6863, 0.8
RGB percentages64.7%, 68.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(224.6, 27.7%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 19.1%, 80%)
CMYK19.1%, 14.2%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,858,444
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AFCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5A5033

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B1CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4AECBno 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 14.9 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 text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 16.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC2A5
Analogous#A5C3CC, #AFA5CC
Triadic#CCA5AF, #AFCCA5
Split complementary#CCAFA5, #C3CCA5
Tetradic#CCA5C3, #CCC2A5, #A5CCAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E9F1
Lighter +10%#C6CCDE
Darker −10%#8492BA
Darker −20%#6475A7
Darker −30%#4E5D8A
Darker −40%#3C4769
More saturated +25%#93A6DE
Less saturated −25%#B7B8BA

Channel breakdown

R165
G175
B204
Red165 (64.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AF · B CC

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