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Recognised as Colour

#A5B7E3

  • #A5B7E3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5B7E3 is a blue with RGB values 165, 183, 227 and HSL 223°, 53%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5B7E3#A5B7E3
HEX#A5B7E3
RGBrgb(165, 183, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7176, 0.8902
RGB percentages64.7%, 71.8%, 89%
HSLhsl(222.6, 52.5%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 27.3%, 89%)
CMYK27.3%, 19.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,860,515
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B7E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.48:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#5A481C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BAE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B5E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#95C0C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Light skyblue · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Light blue · ΔE 21.3Lavender · ΔE 22.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3D1A5
Analogous#A5D6E3, #B2A5E3
Triadic#E3A5B7, #B7E3A5
Split complementary#E3B2A5, #D6E3A5
Tetradic#E3A5D6, #E3D1A5, #A5E3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FB
Lighter +10%#CCD6EF
Darker −10%#7E98D7
Darker −20%#5779CB
Darker −30%#395DB6
Darker −40%#2D498F
More saturated +25%#96B1F2
Less saturated −25%#B4BDD4

Channel breakdown

R165
G183
B227
Red165 (64.7%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue222.58°
Saturation (HSL)52.54%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G B7 · B E3

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