Colour

#A6ADBF

#A6ADBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6ADBF is a blue with RGB values 166, 173, 191 and HSL 223°, 16%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#A6ADBF

RGBrgb(166, 173, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6784, 0.749

RGB percentages65.1%, 67.8%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(223.2, 16.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 13.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK13.1%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,923,455

CSS custom property--colour: #A6ADBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1

Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#595240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8AEC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6ACBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A0B0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.7 Dark grey · ΔE 10.2 Silver · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2 Thistle · ΔE 15.3 Light grey · ΔE 17.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BFB8A6

Analogous#A6B9BF, #ABA6BF

Triadic#BFA6AD, #ADBFA6

Split complementary#BFABA6, #B9BFA6

Tetradic#BFA6B9, #BFB8A6, #A6BFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E1E4EA

Lighter +10%#C4C8D4

Darker −10%#8892AA

Darker −20%#6B7694

Darker −30%#555F77

Darker −40%#404759

More saturated +25%#93A5D2

Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R166

G173

B191

Red166 (65.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue223.2°

Saturation (HSL)16.34%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G AD · B BF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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