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Recognised as Colour

#A7ABCE

  • #A7ABCE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7ABCE is a blue with RGB values 167, 171, 206 and HSL 234°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7ABCE#A7ABCE
HEX#A7ABCE
RGBrgb(167, 171, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6706, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.5%, 67.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(233.8, 28.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 18.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK18.9%, 17%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,494
CSS custom property--colour: #A7ABCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#585431

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AED0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ACCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#9EB1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Dark grey · ΔE 19.2Silver · ΔE 20.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECAA7
Analogous#A7BFCE, #B7A7CE
Triadic#CEA7AB, #ABCEA7
Split complementary#CEB7A7, #BFCEA7
Tetradic#CEA7BF, #CECAA7, #A7CEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EAF2
Lighter +10%#C8CAE0
Darker −10%#868CBC
Darker −20%#656CAA
Darker −30%#4F558D
Darker −40%#3C416D
More saturated +25%#969DDF
Less saturated −25%#B8B9BD

Channel breakdown

R167
G171
B206
Red167 (65.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue233.85°
Saturation (HSL)28.47%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AB · B CE

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