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Colour

#A6A4C1

  • #A6A4C1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6A4C1 is a blue with RGB values 166, 164, 193 and HSL 244°, 19%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6A4C1#A6A4C1
HEX#A6A4C1
RGBrgb(166, 164, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6431, 0.7569
RGB percentages65.1%, 64.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(244.1, 19%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.1, 15%, 75.7%)
CMYK14%, 15%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,153
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A4C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#595B3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA7C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DA6C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A1A9ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15.7Dark grey · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 18.3Silver · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFC1A4
Analogous#A4B0C1, #B4A4C1
Triadic#C1A6A4, #A4C1A6
Split complementary#C1B4A4, #B1C1A4
Tetradic#C1A4B0, #BFC1A4, #A4C1B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E1E1EA
Lighter +10%#C4C2D6
Darker −10%#8886AC
Darker −20%#6B6798
Darker −30%#555379
Darker −40%#403E5B
More saturated +25%#9691D4
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R166
G164
B193
Red166 (65.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue244.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.95%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A4 · B C1

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