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Colour

#A6B6CD

  • #A6B6CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6B6CD is a blue with RGB values 166, 182, 205 and HSL 215°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6B6CD#A6B6CD
HEX#A6B6CD
RGBrgb(166, 182, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7137, 0.8039
RGB percentages65.1%, 71.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(215.4, 28.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 19%, 80.4%)
CMYK19%, 11.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,925,773
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#594932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEB7CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9CBBBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.3Silver · ΔE 14.1Dark grey · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDBDA6
Analogous#A6CACD, #AAA6CD
Triadic#CDA6B6, #B6CDA6
Split complementary#CDAAA6, #CACDA6
Tetradic#CDA6CA, #CDBDA6, #A6CDAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7ECF2
Lighter +10%#C7D1DF
Darker −10%#859BBB
Darker −20%#6580A8
Darker −30%#4E688C
Darker −40%#3C4F6B
More saturated +25%#95B3DE
Less saturated −25%#B7B9BC

Channel breakdown

R166
G182
B205
Red166 (65.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue215.38°
Saturation (HSL)28.06%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G B6 · B CD

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