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Recognised as Colour

#A7B2D2

  • #A7B2D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7B2D2 is a blue with RGB values 167, 178, 210 and HSL 225°, 32%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7B2D2#A7B2D2
HEX#A7B2D2
RGBrgb(167, 178, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.698, 0.8235
RGB percentages65.5%, 69.8%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(224.7, 32.3%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 20.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK20.5%, 15.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,990,290
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B2D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44709WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#584D2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B4D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B1D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.5Thistle · ΔE 15.1Dark grey · ΔE 18Silver · ΔE 18.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.7Light blue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2C7A7
Analogous#A7C8D2, #B2A7D2
Triadic#D2A7B2, #B2D2A7
Split complementary#D2B2A7, #C8D2A7
Tetradic#D2A7C8, #D2C7A7, #A7D2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEDF5
Lighter +10%#C9D0E3
Darker −10%#8594C1
Darker −20%#6477AF
Darker −30%#4C5E94
Darker −40%#3B4972
More saturated +25%#96AAE3
Less saturated −25%#B8BAC1

Channel breakdown

R167
G178
B210
Red167 (65.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue224.65°
Saturation (HSL)32.33%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B2 · B D2

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