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Recognised as Colour

#A8A4BC

  • #A8A4BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8A4BC is a blue with RGB values 168, 164, 188 and HSL 250°, 15%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8A4BC#A8A4BC
HEX#A8A4BC
RGBrgb(168, 164, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6431, 0.7373
RGB percentages65.9%, 64.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(250, 15.2%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 12.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.6%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,052,220
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A4BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#575B43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA7BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA6BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A4A8ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13Dark grey · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Silver · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8BCA4
Analogous#A4ACBC, #B4A4BC
Triadic#BCA8A4, #A4BCA8
Split complementary#BCB4A4, #ACBCA4
Tetradic#BCA4AC, #B8BCA4, #A4BCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFD
Lighter +20%#E0DFE7
Lighter +10%#C4C1D2
Darker −10%#8C87A6
Darker −20%#706A90
Darker −30%#595473
Darker −40%#433F55
More saturated +25%#9B90D0
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R168
G164
B188
Red168 (65.9%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)15.19%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A4 · B BC

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