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Recognised as Colour

#A5B6C3

  • #A5B6C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5B6C3 is a blue with RGB values 165, 182, 195 and HSL 206°, 20%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5B6C3#A5B6C3
HEX#A5B6C3
RGBrgb(165, 182, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7137, 0.7647
RGB percentages64.7%, 71.4%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(206, 20%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 15.4%, 76.5%)
CMYK15.4%, 6.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,860,227
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B6C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45395WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#5A493C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B6C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB2C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7Dark grey · ΔE 9.9Silver · ΔE 10.2Light blue · ΔE 13.5Light grey · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3B2A5
Analogous#A5C3C1, #A5A7C3
Triadic#C3A5B6, #B6C3A5
Split complementary#C3A5A7, #C3C1A5
Tetradic#C1A5C3, #C3B2A5, #A7C3A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E8EC
Lighter +10%#C4CFD7
Darker −10%#869DAF
Darker −20%#68849A
Darker −30%#536A7C
Darker −40%#3E505E
More saturated +25%#92B9D6
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R165
G182
B195
Red165 (64.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue206°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G B6 · B C3

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