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Recognised as Colour

#A9A4BF

  • #A9A4BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9A4BF is a blue with RGB values 169, 164, 191 and HSL 251°, 17%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9A4BF#A9A4BF
HEX#A9A4BF
RGBrgb(169, 164, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6431, 0.749
RGB percentages66.3%, 64.3%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(251.1, 17.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 14.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK11.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,117,759
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A4BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#565B40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA7BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A5A8ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Thistle · ΔE 13.6Dark grey · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Silver · ΔE 17.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BABFA4
Analogous#A4ACBF, #B6A4BF
Triadic#BFA9A4, #A4BFA9
Split complementary#BFB6A4, #ACBFA4
Tetradic#BFA4AC, #BABFA4, #A4BFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E2E0E9
Lighter +10%#C5C2D4
Darker −10%#8D86AA
Darker −20%#716895
Darker −30%#5A5377
Darker −40%#433E59
More saturated +25%#9D91D2
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R169
G164
B191
Red169 (66.3%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)17.42%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G A4 · B BF

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