Colour

#A7BBDA

#A7BBDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7BBDA is a blue with RGB values 167, 187, 218 and HSL 216°, 41%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#A7BBDA

RGBrgb(167, 187, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7333, 0.8549

RGB percentages65.5%, 73.3%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(216.5, 40.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 23.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK23.4%, 14.2%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,992,602

CSS custom property--colour: #A7BBDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48818WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1

Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#584425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B1BCDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABB7D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9AC1C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.1 Sky blue · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8 Thistle · ΔE 16.5 Silver · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.22, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAC6A7

Analogous#A7D4DA, #ADA7DA

Triadic#DAA7BB, #BBDAA7

Split complementary#DAADA7, #D4DAA7

Tetradic#DAA7D4, #DAC6A7, #A7DAAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFF2F8

Lighter +10%#CBD7E9

Darker −10%#839FCB

Darker −20%#5F84BC

Darker −30%#456AA3

Darker −40%#36537F

More saturated +25%#97B8EA

Less saturated −25%#B7BECA

Channel breakdown

R167

G187

B218

Red167 (65.5%)

Green187 (73.3%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue216.47°

Saturation (HSL)40.8%

Lightness75.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A7 · G BB · B DA

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Colour values

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