Colour
#A8AFC1
- #A8AFC1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A8AFC1 is a blue with RGB values 168, 175, 193 and HSL 223°, 17%, 71%. 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
#A8AFC1#A8AFC1
HEX#A8AFC1
RGBrgb(168, 175, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6863, 0.7569
RGB percentages65.9%, 68.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(223.2, 16.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 13%, 75.7%)
CMYK13%, 9.3%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,041
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AFC1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42835WCAG 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 9.57:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#57503E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1BAA8
Analogous#A8BBC1, #ADA8C1
Triadic#C1A8AF, #AFC1A8
Split complementary#C1ADA8, #BBC1A8
Tetradic#C1A8BB, #C1BAA8, #A8C1AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G175
B193
Red168 (65.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)16.78%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AF · B C1
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