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Recognised as Colour

#A9ABC8

  • #A9ABC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9ABC8 is a blue with RGB values 169, 171, 200 and HSL 236°, 22%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9ABC8#A9ABC8
HEX#A9ABC8
RGBrgb(169, 171, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6706, 0.7843
RGB percentages66.3%, 67.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(236.1, 22%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 15.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK15.5%, 14.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,119,560
CSS custom property--colour: #A9ABC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#565437

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AEC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3ACC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2B0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.1Thistle · ΔE 13.6Dark grey · ΔE 15.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 17.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8C6A9
Analogous#A9BAC8, #B6A9C8
Triadic#C8A9AB, #ABC8A9
Split complementary#C8B6A9, #BBC8A9
Tetradic#C8A9BA, #C8C6A9, #A9C8B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E8F0
Lighter +10%#C8C9DC
Darker −10%#8A8DB4
Darker −20%#6B6EA0
Darker −30%#545784
Darker −40%#404365
More saturated +25%#979CDA
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R169
G171
B200
Red169 (66.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue236.13°
Saturation (HSL)21.99%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AB · B C8

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