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Recognised as Colour

#A7ABBE

  • #A7ABBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7ABBE is a blue with RGB values 167, 171, 190 and HSL 230°, 15%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7ABBE#A7ABBE
HEX#A7ABBE
RGBrgb(167, 171, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6706, 0.7451
RGB percentages65.5%, 67.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(229.6, 15%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 12.1%, 74.5%)
CMYK12.1%, 10%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,478
CSS custom property--colour: #A7ABBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#585441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6ADBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5ABBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A2AEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.3Dark grey · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 12.9Thistle · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Light grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEBAA7
Analogous#A7B6BE, #AEA7BE
Triadic#BEA7AB, #ABBEA7
Split complementary#BEAEA7, #B6BEA7
Tetradic#BEA7B6, #BEBAA7, #A7BEAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E3E9
Lighter +10%#C4C7D4
Darker −10%#8A8FA8
Darker −20%#6C7393
Darker −30%#575C75
Darker −40%#414558
More saturated +25%#949FD1
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R167
G171
B190
Red167 (65.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)15.03%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AB · B BE

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