Colour
#A6B0CD
- #A6B0CD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A6B0CD is a blue with RGB values 166, 176, 205 and HSL 225°, 28%, 73%. 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
#A6B0CD#A6B0CD
HEX#A6B0CD
RGBrgb(166, 176, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.6902, 0.8039
RGB percentages65.1%, 69%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(224.6, 28.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 19%, 80.4%)
CMYK19%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,924,237
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B0CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#594F32
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDC3A6
Analogous#A6C4CD, #B0A6CD
Triadic#CDA6B0, #B0CDA6
Split complementary#CDB0A6, #C4CDA6
Tetradic#CDA6C4, #CDC3A6, #A6CDB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R166
G176
B205
Red166 (65.1%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)28.06%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G B0 · B CD
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