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Recognised as Colour

#A6AFDC

  • #A6AFDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6AFDC is a blue with RGB values 166, 175, 220 and HSL 230°, 44%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6AFDC#A6AFDC
HEX#A6AFDC
RGBrgb(166, 175, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6863, 0.8627
RGB percentages65.1%, 68.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(230, 43.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 24.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK24.5%, 20.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,923,996
CSS custom property--colour: #A6AFDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.79:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#595023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2B3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FAFDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99B7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Thistle · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD3A6
Analogous#A6CADC, #B8A6DC
Triadic#DCA6AF, #AFDCA6
Split complementary#DCB8A6, #CADCA6
Tetradic#DCA6CA, #DCD3A6, #A6DCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF1F9
Lighter +10%#CBD0EA
Darker −10%#818ECE
Darker −20%#5D6DBF
Darker −30%#4253A7
Darker −40%#334183
More saturated +25%#97A5EC
Less saturated −25%#B6B9CD

Channel breakdown

R166
G175
B220
Red166 (65.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)43.55%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G AF · B DC

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