Recognised as Colour
#A9A7BC
- #A9A7BC
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9A7BC is a blue with RGB values 169, 167, 188 and HSL 246°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9A7BC#A9A7BC
HEX#A9A7BC
RGBrgb(169, 167, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6549, 0.7373
RGB percentages66.3%, 65.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(245.7, 13.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 11.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK10.1%, 11.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,118,524
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A7BC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#565843
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BABCA7
Analogous#A7B0BC, #B3A7BC
Triadic#BCA9A7, #A7BCA9
Split complementary#BCB3A7, #B0BCA7
Tetradic#BCA7B0, #BABCA7, #A7BCB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G167
B188
Red169 (66.3%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue245.71°
Saturation (HSL)13.55%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G A7 · B BC
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