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Recognised as Colour

#A9A4BB

  • #A9A4BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#A9A4BB is a blue with RGB values 169, 164, 187 and HSL 253°, 14%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#A9A4BB#A9A4BB
HEX#A9A4BB
RGBrgb(169, 164, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6431, 0.7333
RGB percentages66.3%, 64.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(253, 14.5%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 12.3%, 73.3%)
CMYK9.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,755
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A4BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#565B44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A7BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A7BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.8Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Thistle · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 15.2Silver · ΔE 15.8Slate grey · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B6BBA4
Analogous#A4ABBB, #B4A4BB
Triadic#BBA9A4, #A4BBA9
Split complementary#BBB4A4, #ABBBA4
Tetradic#BBA4AB, #B6BBA4, #A4BBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E0DEE7
Lighter +10%#C5C1D1
Darker −10%#8D87A5
Darker −20%#726A8F
Darker −30%#5B5571
Darker −40%#433F54
More saturated +25%#9E90CF
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R169
G164
B187
Red169 (66.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue253.04°
Saturation (HSL)14.47%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G A4 · B BB

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