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Recognised as Colour

#A8B5D7

  • #A8B5D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8B5D7 is a blue with RGB values 168, 181, 215 and HSL 223°, 37%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8B5D7#A8B5D7
HEX#A8B5D7
RGBrgb(168, 181, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7098, 0.8431
RGB percentages65.9%, 71%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(223.4, 37%, 75.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 21.9%, 84.3%)
CMYK21.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,056,599
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B5D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.26:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#574A28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB7D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B3D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9CBBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.1Thistle · ΔE 15.4Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Light blue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Silver · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7CAA8
Analogous#A8CDD7, #B3A8D7
Triadic#D7A8B5, #B5D7A8
Split complementary#D7B3A8, #CDD7A8
Tetradic#D7A8CD, #D7CAA8, #A8D7B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0F7
Lighter +10%#CBD3E7
Darker −10%#8597C7
Darker −20%#627AB7
Darker −30%#48609E
Darker −40%#384B7B
More saturated +25%#98AEE7
Less saturated −25%#B8BCC7

Channel breakdown

R168
G181
B215
Red168 (65.9%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue223.4°
Saturation (HSL)37.01%
Lightness75.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B5 · B D7

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