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Colour

#A8BADA

  • #A8BADA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8BADA is a blue with RGB values 168, 186, 218 and HSL 218°, 40%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8BADA#A8BADA
HEX#A8BADA
RGBrgb(168, 186, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7294, 0.8549
RGB percentages65.9%, 72.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(218.4, 40.3%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 22.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK22.9%, 14.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,057,882
CSS custom property--colour: #A8BADA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#574525

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0BCDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB7D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BC0C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8Light blue · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 16.1Light skyblue · ΔE 16.2Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Silver · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.83, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC8A8
Analogous#A8D3DA, #AFA8DA
Triadic#DAA8BA, #BADAA8
Split complementary#DAAFA8, #D3DAA8
Tetradic#DAA8D3, #DAC8A8, #A8DAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F3F8
Lighter +10%#CCD6E9
Darker −10%#849ECB
Darker −20%#6081BC
Darker −30%#4667A3
Darker −40%#365180
More saturated +25%#99B6EA
Less saturated −25%#B8BECB

Channel breakdown

R168
G186
B218
Red168 (65.9%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue218.4°
Saturation (HSL)40.32%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G BA · B DA

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