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Recognised as Colour

#A5B0D0

  • #A5B0D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5B0D0 is a blue with RGB values 165, 176, 208 and HSL 225°, 31%, 73%. 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

#A5B0D0#A5B0D0
HEX#A5B0D0
RGBrgb(165, 176, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6902, 0.8157
RGB percentages64.7%, 69%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(224.7, 31.4%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 20.7%, 81.6%)
CMYK20.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,858,704
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B0D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5A4F2F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B2D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AFCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Thistle · ΔE 15.5Dark grey · ΔE 17.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18Silver · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0C5A5
Analogous#A5C6D0, #B0A5D0
Triadic#D0A5B0, #B0D0A5
Split complementary#D0B0A5, #C6D0A5
Tetradic#D0A5C6, #D0C5A5, #A5D0B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EBF3
Lighter +10%#C7CDE1
Darker −10%#8393BF
Darker −20%#6275AD
Darker −30%#4B5D91
Darker −40%#3A486F
More saturated +25%#94A8E1
Less saturated −25%#B6B8BF

Channel breakdown

R165
G176
B208
Red165 (64.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)31.39%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G B0 · B D0

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