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Recognised as Colour

#A7BECB

  • #A7BECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7BECB is a blue with RGB values 167, 190, 203 and HSL 202°, 26%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7BECB#A7BECB
HEX#A7BECB
RGBrgb(167, 190, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7451, 0.7961
RGB percentages65.5%, 74.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(201.7, 25.7%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 17.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK17.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,993,355
CSS custom property--colour: #A7BECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#584134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8BDCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9DC2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Light blue · ΔE 10.3Silver · ΔE 10.7Dark grey · ΔE 12.3Light grey · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB4A7
Analogous#A7CBC6, #A7ACCB
Triadic#CBA7BE, #BECBA7
Split complementary#CBA7AC, #CBC6A7
Tetradic#C6A7CB, #CBB4A7, #ACCBA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EDF1
Lighter +10%#C7D6DE
Darker −10%#87A6B8
Darker −20%#678FA5
Darker −30%#517488
Darker −40%#3E5968
More saturated +25%#96C3DD
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R167
G190
B203
Red167 (65.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue201.67°
Saturation (HSL)25.71%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G BE · B CB

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