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Colour

#A8AED1

  • #A8AED1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8AED1 is a blue with RGB values 168, 174, 209 and HSL 231°, 31%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8AED1#A8AED1
HEX#A8AED1
RGBrgb(168, 174, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6824, 0.8196
RGB percentages65.9%, 68.2%, 82%
HSLhsl(231.2, 30.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 19.6%, 82%)
CMYK19.6%, 16.7%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,801
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AED1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#57512E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2AED0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9FB4BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.9Thistle · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Dark grey · ΔE 19.3Silver · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1CBA8
Analogous#A8C3D1, #B7A8D1
Triadic#D1A8AE, #AED1A8
Split complementary#D1B7A8, #C3D1A8
Tetradic#D1A8C3, #D1CBA8, #A8D1B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBECF4
Lighter +10%#C9CDE3
Darker −10%#878FBF
Darker −20%#6570AE
Darker −30%#4D5893
Darker −40%#3C4471
More saturated +25%#97A2E2
Less saturated −25%#B9BAC0

Channel breakdown

R168
G174
B209
Red168 (65.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue231.22°
Saturation (HSL)30.83%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AE · B D1

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