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Recognised as Colour

#A8B6C7

  • #A8B6C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8B6C7 is a blue with RGB values 168, 182, 199 and HSL 213°, 22%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8B6C7#A8B6C7
HEX#A8B6C7
RGBrgb(168, 182, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7137, 0.7804
RGB percentages65.9%, 71.4%, 78%
HSLhsl(212.9, 21.7%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 15.6%, 78%)
CMYK15.6%, 8.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,056,839
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B6C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#574938

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B6C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB3C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A0BABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Silver · ΔE 11.2Dark grey · ΔE 11.2Light blue · ΔE 14.1Light grey · ΔE 15.1Thistle · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B9A8
Analogous#A8C6C7, #A9A8C7
Triadic#C7A8B6, #B6C7A8
Split complementary#C7A9A8, #C6C7A8
Tetradic#C7A8C6, #C7B9A8, #A8C7A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EAEF
Lighter +10%#C7D0DB
Darker −10%#899CB3
Darker −20%#6A829F
Darker −30%#546982
Darker −40%#405063
More saturated +25%#96B4D9
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R168
G182
B199
Red168 (65.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue212.9°
Saturation (HSL)21.68%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B6 · B C7

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