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Recognised as Colour

#A8ADCA

  • #A8ADCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8ADCA is a blue with RGB values 168, 173, 202 and HSL 231°, 24%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8ADCA#A8ADCA
HEX#A8ADCA
RGBrgb(168, 173, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6784, 0.7922
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(231.2, 24.3%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 16.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK16.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,538
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ADCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#575235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B0CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ADC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.1Thistle · ΔE 14Dark grey · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 17.2Slate grey · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC5A8
Analogous#A8BECA, #B4A8CA
Triadic#CAA8AD, #ADCAA8
Split complementary#CAB4A8, #BECAA8
Tetradic#CAA8BE, #CAC5A8, #A8CAB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E9F1
Lighter +10%#C8CBDD
Darker −10%#888FB7
Darker −20%#6971A3
Darker −30%#525A87
Darker −40%#3F4567
More saturated +25%#97A1DC
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R168
G173
B202
Red168 (65.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue231.18°
Saturation (HSL)24.29%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AD · B CA

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