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Recognised as Colour

#A6B8D3

  • #A6B8D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6B8D3 is a blue with RGB values 166, 184, 211 and HSL 216°, 34%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6B8D3#A6B8D3
HEX#A6B8D3
RGBrgb(166, 184, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7216, 0.8275
RGB percentages65.1%, 72.2%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(216, 33.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 21.3%, 82.7%)
CMYK21.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,926,291
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B8D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.42:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#59472C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB9D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB5D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9BBEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.3Light blue · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Dark grey · ΔE 16.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.32, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3C1A6
Analogous#A6CFD3, #ABA6D3
Triadic#D3A6B8, #B8D3A6
Split complementary#D3ABA6, #CFD3A6
Tetradic#D3A6CF, #D3C1A6, #A6D3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEEF5
Lighter +10%#C8D3E4
Darker −10%#849DC2
Darker −20%#6282B1
Darker −30%#4A6896
Darker −40%#395174
More saturated +25%#95B5E4
Less saturated −25%#B7BBC2

Channel breakdown

R166
G184
B211
Red166 (65.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)33.83%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G B8 · B D3

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