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Colour

#A6A6CD

  • #A6A6CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6A6CD is a blue with RGB values 166, 166, 205 and HSL 240°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6A6CD#A6A6CD
HEX#A6A6CD
RGBrgb(166, 166, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.651, 0.8039
RGB percentages65.1%, 65.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 28.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 19%, 80.4%)
CMYK19%, 19%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,921,677
CSS custom property--colour: #A6A6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.96:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#595932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BA8CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9EACB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Silver · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCDA6
Analogous#A6BACD, #BAA6CD
Triadic#CDA6A6, #A6CDA6
Split complementary#CDBAA6, #BACDA6
Tetradic#CDA6BA, #CDCDA6, #A6CDBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E7F2
Lighter +10%#C7C7DF
Darker −10%#8585BB
Darker −20%#6565A8
Darker −30%#4E4E8C
Darker −40%#3C3C6B
More saturated +25%#9595DE
Less saturated −25%#B7B7BC

Channel breakdown

R166
G166
B205
Red166 (65.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)28.06%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G A6 · B CD

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