Colour
#A7B0CD
- #A7B0CD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A7B0CD is a blue with RGB values 167, 176, 205 and HSL 226°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#A7B0CD#A7B0CD
HEX#A7B0CD
RGBrgb(167, 176, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6902, 0.8039
RGB percentages65.5%, 69%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(225.8, 27.5%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 18.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK18.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,989,773
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B0CD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#584F32
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDC4A7
Analogous#A7C3CD, #B1A7CD
Triadic#CDA7B0, #B0CDA7
Split complementary#CDB1A7, #C3CDA7
Tetradic#CDA7C3, #CDC4A7, #A7CDB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G176
B205
Red167 (65.5%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue225.79°
Saturation (HSL)27.54%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B0 · B CD
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page