Colour
#A7B1CE
- #A7B1CE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A7B1CE is a blue with RGB values 167, 177, 206 and HSL 225°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#A7B1CE#A7B1CE
HEX#A7B1CE
RGBrgb(167, 177, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6941, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.5%, 69.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(224.6, 28.5%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 18.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK18.9%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,990,030
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B1CE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#584E31
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CEC4A7
Analogous#A7C5CE, #B1A7CE
Triadic#CEA7B1, #B1CEA7
Split complementary#CEB1A7, #C5CEA7
Tetradic#CEA7C5, #CEC4A7, #A7CEB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R167
G177
B206
Red167 (65.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)28.47%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B1 · B CE
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