Colour
#A8AEC1
- #A8AEC1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A8AEC1 is a blue with RGB values 168, 174, 193 and HSL 226°, 17%, 71%. 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
#A8AEC1#A8AEC1
HEX#A8AEC1
RGBrgb(168, 174, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6824, 0.7569
RGB percentages65.9%, 68.2%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(225.6, 16.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 13%, 75.7%)
CMYK13%, 9.8%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,785
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AEC1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#57513E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1BBA8
Analogous#A8BAC1, #AEA8C1
Triadic#C1A8AE, #AEC1A8
Split complementary#C1AEA8, #BAC1A8
Tetradic#C1A8BA, #C1BBA8, #A8C1AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G174
B193
Red168 (65.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue225.6°
Saturation (HSL)16.78%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AE · B C1
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