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Recognised as Colour

#A6ADCF

  • #A6ADCF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6ADCF is a blue with RGB values 166, 173, 207 and HSL 230°, 30%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6ADCF#A6ADCF
HEX#A6ADCF
RGBrgb(166, 173, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6784, 0.8118
RGB percentages65.1%, 67.8%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(229.8, 29.9%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 19.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK19.8%, 16.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,471
CSS custom property--colour: #A6ADCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42499WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#595230

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B0D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1ADCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.8Thistle · ΔE 15.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2Dark grey · ΔE 18.8Silver · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFC8A6
Analogous#A6C2CF, #B4A6CF
Triadic#CFA6AD, #ADCFA6
Split complementary#CFB4A6, #C2CFA6
Tetradic#CFA6C2, #CFC8A6, #A6CFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EAF3
Lighter +10%#C7CCE1
Darker −10%#858EBD
Darker −20%#6470AB
Darker −30%#4D588F
Darker −40%#3B446E
More saturated +25%#95A2E0
Less saturated −25%#B7B8BE

Channel breakdown

R166
G173
B207
Red166 (65.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue229.76°
Saturation (HSL)29.93%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G AD · B CF

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