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Recognised as Colour

#A6B3D4

  • #A6B3D4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6B3D4 is a blue with RGB values 166, 179, 212 and HSL 223°, 35%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6B3D4#A6B3D4
HEX#A6B3D4
RGBrgb(166, 179, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.702, 0.8314
RGB percentages65.1%, 70.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(223, 34.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223, 21.7%, 83.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 15.6%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,925,012
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B3D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45101WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#594C2B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B5D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B1D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.3Thistle · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light blue · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4C7A6
Analogous#A6CAD4, #B0A6D4
Triadic#D4A6B3, #B3D4A6
Split complementary#D4B0A6, #CAD4A6
Tetradic#D4A6CA, #D4C7A6, #A6D4B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEEF5
Lighter +10%#C8D0E5
Darker −10%#8496C3
Darker −20%#6178B3
Darker −30%#495F98
Darker −40%#394A75
More saturated +25%#96ACE5
Less saturated −25%#B7BAC4

Channel breakdown

R166
G179
B212
Red166 (65.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue223.04°
Saturation (HSL)34.85%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G B3 · B D4

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