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Recognised as Colour

#A7B7D8

  • #A7B7D8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7B7D8 is a blue with RGB values 167, 183, 216 and HSL 220°, 39%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7B7D8#A7B7D8
HEX#A7B7D8
RGBrgb(167, 183, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7176, 0.8471
RGB percentages65.5%, 71.8%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(220.4, 38.6%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 22.7%, 84.7%)
CMYK22.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,991,576
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B7D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#584827

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB9DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B5D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9BBDC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6Thistle · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light blue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8C8A7
Analogous#A7CFD8, #B0A7D8
Triadic#D8A7B7, #B7D8A7
Split complementary#D8B0A7, #D0D8A7
Tetradic#D8A7CF, #D8C8A7, #A7D8B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF1F7
Lighter +10%#CAD4E8
Darker −10%#849AC8
Darker −20%#607DB9
Darker −30%#47649F
Darker −40%#374E7C
More saturated +25%#97B1E8
Less saturated −25%#B7BDC8

Channel breakdown

R167
G183
B216
Red167 (65.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue220.41°
Saturation (HSL)38.58%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B7 · B D8

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