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Recognised as Colour

#A7B0BB

  • #A7B0BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A7B0BB is a blue with RGB values 167, 176, 187 and HSL 213°, 13%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A7B0BB#A7B0BB
HEX#A7B0BB
RGBrgb(167, 176, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6902, 0.7333
RGB percentages65.5%, 69%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(213, 12.8%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 10.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK10.7%, 5.9%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,989,755
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B0BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#584F44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB0BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAEBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.1Silver · ΔE 9.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11Light grey · ΔE 14.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.2Light blue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBB2A7
Analogous#A7BABB, #A8A7BB
Triadic#BBA7B0, #B0BBA7
Split complementary#BBA8A7, #BABBA7
Tetradic#BBA7BA, #BBB2A7, #A7BBA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFDFE
Lighter +20%#E1E4E7
Lighter +10%#C4CAD1
Darker −10%#8A96A5
Darker −20%#6E7C8E
Darker −30%#586371
Darker −40%#414A55
More saturated +25%#93AECE
Less saturated −25%#B1B1B1

Channel breakdown

R167
G176
B187
Red167 (65.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue213°
Saturation (HSL)12.82%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B0 · B BB

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