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Recognised as Colour

#A6AACA

  • #A6AACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6AACA is a blue with RGB values 166, 170, 202 and HSL 233°, 25%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6AACA#A6AACA
HEX#A6AACA
RGBrgb(166, 170, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6667, 0.7922
RGB percentages65.1%, 66.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(233.3, 25.4%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 17.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK17.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,922,698
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#595535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2ADCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ABC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9EB0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.6Thistle · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Dark grey · ΔE 17.6Silver · ΔE 19.1Slate grey · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC6A6
Analogous#A6BCCA, #B4A6CA
Triadic#CAA6AA, #AACAA6
Split complementary#CAB4A6, #BCCAA6
Tetradic#CAA6BC, #CAC6A6, #A6CAB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E7F0
Lighter +10%#C6C9DD
Darker −10%#868BB7
Darker −20%#666DA4
Darker −30%#505687
Darker −40%#3D4267
More saturated +25%#949CDC
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R166
G170
B202
Red166 (65.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue233.33°
Saturation (HSL)25.35%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G AA · B CA

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