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Colour

#A8B2B7

  • #A8B2B7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A8B2B7 is a blue with RGB values 168, 178, 183 and HSL 200°, 9%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A8B2B7#A8B2B7
HEX#A8B2B7
RGBrgb(168, 178, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.698, 0.7176
RGB percentages65.9%, 69.8%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(200, 9.4%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200, 8.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK8.2%, 2.7%, 0%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,799
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B2B7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43585WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#574D48

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFB1B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB0B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A4B3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.3Silver · ΔE 7.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 13.4Gainsboro · ΔE 16.4Light blue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7ADA8
Analogous#A8B7B5, #A8ABB7
Triadic#B7A8B2, #B2B7A8
Split complementary#B7A8AB, #B7B5A8
Tetradic#B4A8B7, #B7ADA8, #ABB7A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E0E3E5
Lighter +10%#C4CBCE
Darker −10%#8C99A0
Darker −20%#718088
Darker −30%#5A666C
Darker −40%#434C50
More saturated +25%#94B9CB
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R168
G178
B183
Red168 (65.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue200°
Saturation (HSL)9.43%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B2 · B B7

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