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Colour

#A6B2C8

  • #A6B2C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6B2C8 is a blue with RGB values 166, 178, 200 and HSL 219°, 24%, 72%. 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

#A6B2C8#A6B2C8
HEX#A6B2C8
RGBrgb(166, 178, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.698, 0.7843
RGB percentages65.1%, 69.8%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(218.8, 23.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 17%, 78.4%)
CMYK17%, 11%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,924,744
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B2C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#594D37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB3C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B0C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9EB6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.9Dark grey · ΔE 12.9Silver · ΔE 13.7Thistle · ΔE 15.3Light blue · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8BCA6
Analogous#A6C3C8, #ABA6C8
Triadic#C8A6B2, #B2C8A6
Split complementary#C8ABA6, #C3C8A6
Tetradic#C8A6C3, #C8BCA6, #A6C8AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E9EF
Lighter +10%#C6CDDB
Darker −10%#8697B5
Darker −20%#677BA1
Darker −30%#516384
Darker −40%#3E4B64
More saturated +25%#94ADDA
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R166
G178
B200
Red166 (65.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)23.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G B2 · B C8

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