Colour
#A7ADBF
- #A7ADBF
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A7ADBF is a blue with RGB values 167, 173, 191 and HSL 225°, 16%, 70%. 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
#A7ADBF#A7ADBF
HEX#A7ADBF
RGBrgb(167, 173, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6784, 0.749
RGB percentages65.5%, 67.8%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(225, 15.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 12.6%, 74.9%)
CMYK12.6%, 9.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,991
CSS custom property--colour: #A7ADBF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#585240
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFB9A7
Analogous#A7B9BF, #ADA7BF
Triadic#BFA7AD, #ADBFA7
Split complementary#BFADA7, #B9BFA7
Tetradic#BFA7B9, #BFB9A7, #A7BFAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G173
B191
Red167 (65.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)15.79%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AD · B BF
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