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Colour

#A8B1CE

  • #A8B1CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8B1CE is a blue with RGB values 168, 177, 206 and HSL 226°, 28%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8B1CE#A8B1CE
HEX#A8B1CE
RGBrgb(168, 177, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6941, 0.8078
RGB percentages65.9%, 69.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(225.8, 27.9%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 18.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK18.4%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,566
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B1CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#574E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B0CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FB6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Thistle · ΔE 14.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CEC5A8
Analogous#A8C4CE, #B2A8CE
Triadic#CEA8B1, #B1CEA8
Split complementary#CEB2A8, #C4CEA8
Tetradic#CEA8C4, #CEC5A8, #A8CEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9ECF3
Lighter +10%#C9CEE0
Darker −10%#8794BC
Darker −20%#6777A9
Darker −30%#505E8D
Darker −40%#3D496D
More saturated +25%#97A8DF
Less saturated −25%#B9BABD

Channel breakdown

R168
G177
B206
Red168 (65.9%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue225.79°
Saturation (HSL)27.94%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B1 · B CE

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