Colour
#A8ADBC
- #A8ADBC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A8ADBC is a blue with RGB values 168, 173, 188 and HSL 225°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A8ADBC#A8ADBC
HEX#A8ADBC
RGBrgb(168, 173, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6784, 0.7373
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(225, 13%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.6%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,524
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ADBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#575243
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BCB7A8
Analogous#A8B7BC, #ADA8BC
Triadic#BCA8AD, #ADBCA8
Split complementary#BCADA8, #B7BCA8
Tetradic#BCA8B7, #BCB7A8, #A8BCAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G173
B188
Red168 (65.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)12.99%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AD · B BC
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