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Colour

#A8A8CE

  • #A8A8CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8A8CE is a blue with RGB values 168, 168, 206 and HSL 240°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8A8CE#A8A8CE
HEX#A8A8CE
RGBrgb(168, 168, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6588, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.9%, 65.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(240, 27.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 18.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 18.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,262
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A8CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#575731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FACD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EAACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A0AEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Thistle · ΔE 15.2Light slate grey · ΔE 19.2Dark grey · ΔE 20.8Slate grey · ΔE 21.7Silver · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECEA8
Analogous#A8BBCE, #BBA8CE
Triadic#CEA8A8, #A8CEA8
Split complementary#CEBBA8, #BBCEA8
Tetradic#CEA8BB, #CECEA8, #A8CEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E9F3
Lighter +10%#C9C9E0
Darker −10%#8787BC
Darker −20%#6767A9
Darker −30%#50508D
Darker −40%#3D3D6D
More saturated +25%#9797DF
Less saturated −25%#B9B9BD

Channel breakdown

R168
G168
B206
Red168 (65.9%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)27.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A8 · B CE

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