Colour
#A7ADC0
- #A7ADC0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A7ADC0 is a blue with RGB values 167, 173, 192 and HSL 226°, 17%, 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
#A7ADC0#A7ADC0
HEX#A7ADC0
RGBrgb(167, 173, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6784, 0.7529
RGB percentages65.5%, 67.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(225.6, 16.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 13%, 75.3%)
CMYK13%, 9.9%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,992
CSS custom property--colour: #A7ADC0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.38:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#58523F
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 text9.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C0BAA7
Analogous#A7BAC0, #AEA7C0
Triadic#C0A7AD, #ADC0A7
Split complementary#C0AEA7, #BAC0A7
Tetradic#C0A7B9, #C0BAA7, #A7C0AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G173
B192
Red167 (65.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)16.56%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AD · B C0
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