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Recognised as Colour

#A7B7DB

  • #A7B7DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7B7DB is a blue with RGB values 167, 183, 219 and HSL 222°, 42%, 76%. 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

#A7B7DB#A7B7DB
HEX#A7B7DB
RGBrgb(167, 183, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7176, 0.8588
RGB percentages65.5%, 71.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(221.5, 41.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 23.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK23.7%, 16.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,991,579
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B7DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#584824

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB9DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B5DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9ABEC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Thistle · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.3Silver · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBCBA7
Analogous#A7D1DB, #B1A7DB
Triadic#DBA7B7, #B7DBA7
Split complementary#DBB1A7, #D1DBA7
Tetradic#DBA7D1, #DBCBA7, #A7DBB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF2F9
Lighter +10%#CBD5EA
Darker −10%#8399CC
Darker −20%#5F7CBD
Darker −30%#4462A5
Darker −40%#354C81
More saturated +25%#98B1EB
Less saturated −25%#B7BDCB

Channel breakdown

R167
G183
B219
Red167 (65.5%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)41.94%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B7 · B DB

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