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Recognised as Colour

#A6AEDF

  • #A6AEDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6AEDF is a blue with RGB values 166, 174, 223 and HSL 232°, 47%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6AEDF#A6AEDF
HEX#A6AEDF
RGBrgb(166, 174, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6824, 0.8745
RGB percentages65.1%, 68.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(231.6, 47.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 25.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK25.6%, 22%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,743
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AEDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43707WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#595120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B3E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAFDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#98B7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Thistle · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFD7A6
Analogous#A6CBDF, #BAA6DF
Triadic#DFA6AE, #AEDFA6
Split complementary#DFBBA6, #CBDFA6
Tetradic#DFA6CB, #DFD7A6, #A6DFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2FA
Lighter +10%#CCD0EC
Darker −10%#808CD2
Darker −20%#5B6AC4
Darker −30%#3E4EAE
Darker −40%#313D88
More saturated +25%#97A3EE
Less saturated −25%#B5B9D0

Channel breakdown

R166
G174
B223
Red166 (65.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue231.58°
Saturation (HSL)47.11%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G AE · B DF

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