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Colour

#A7AABB

  • #A7AABB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A7AABB is a blue with RGB values 167, 170, 187 and HSL 231°, 13%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A7AABB#A7AABB
HEX#A7AABB
RGBrgb(167, 170, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6667, 0.7333
RGB percentages65.5%, 66.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(231, 12.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 10.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK10.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,219
CSS custom property--colour: #A7AABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#585544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6ABBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5AABBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A3ADAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Silver · ΔE 12.2Light slate grey · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light grey · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB8A7
Analogous#A7B4BB, #AEA7BB
Triadic#BBA7AA, #AABBA7
Split complementary#BBAEA7, #B4BBA7
Tetradic#BBA7B4, #BBB8A7, #A7BBAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#E1E2E7
Lighter +10%#C4C6D1
Darker −10%#8A8EA5
Darker −20%#6E738E
Darker −30%#585B71
Darker −40%#414455
More saturated +25%#939CCE
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R167
G170
B187
Red167 (65.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue231°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AA · B BB

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