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Recognised as Colour

#A7B4D7

  • #A7B4D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7B4D7 is a blue with RGB values 167, 180, 215 and HSL 224°, 38%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7B4D7#A7B4D7
HEX#A7B4D7
RGBrgb(167, 180, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7059, 0.8431
RGB percentages65.5%, 70.6%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(223.8, 37.5%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 22.3%, 84.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,990,807
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B4D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#584B28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB6D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B2D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9BBBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Sky blue · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 19Dark grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7CAA7
Analogous#A7CCD7, #B2A7D7
Triadic#D7A7B4, #B4D7A7
Split complementary#D7B2A7, #CCD7A7
Tetradic#D7A7CC, #D7CAA7, #A7D7B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF0F7
Lighter +10%#CAD2E7
Darker −10%#8496C7
Darker −20%#6178B7
Darker −30%#485F9D
Darker −40%#384A7A
More saturated +25%#97ADE7
Less saturated −25%#B7BBC7

Channel breakdown

R167
G180
B215
Red167 (65.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue223.75°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B4 · B D7

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