Colour
#A8A8BD
- #A8A8BD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A8A8BD is a blue with RGB values 168, 168, 189 and HSL 240°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#A8A8BD#A8A8BD
HEX#A8A8BD
RGBrgb(168, 168, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6588, 0.7412
RGB percentages65.9%, 65.9%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(240, 13.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 11.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK11.1%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,245
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A8BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#575742
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBDA8
Analogous#A8B3BD, #B3A8BD
Triadic#BDA8A8, #A8BDA8
Split complementary#BDB3A8, #B3BDA8
Tetradic#BDA8B3, #BDBDA8, #A8BDB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G168
B189
Red168 (65.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)13.73%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A8 · B BD
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