Colour
#A6ACC2
- #A6ACC2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A6ACC2 is a blue with RGB values 166, 172, 194 and HSL 227°, 19%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#A6ACC2#A6ACC2
HEX#A6ACC2
RGBrgb(166, 172, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6745, 0.7608
RGB percentages65.1%, 67.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(227.1, 18.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 14.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK14.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,202
CSS custom property--colour: #A6ACC2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#59533D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C2BCA6
Analogous#A6BAC2, #AEA6C2
Triadic#C2A6AC, #ACC2A6
Split complementary#C2AEA6, #BAC2A6
Tetradic#C2A6BA, #C2BCA6, #A6C2AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G172
B194
Red166 (65.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue227.14°
Saturation (HSL)18.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G AC · B C2
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