Colour
#A9AEBD
- #A9AEBD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#A9AEBD is a blue with RGB values 169, 174, 189 and HSL 225°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#A9AEBD#A9AEBD
HEX#A9AEBD
RGBrgb(169, 174, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6824, 0.7412
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.2%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(225, 13.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 10.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,317
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AEBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#565142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDB8A9
Analogous#A9B8BD, #AEA9BD
Triadic#BDA9AE, #AEBDA9
Split complementary#BDAEA9, #B8BDA9
Tetradic#BDA9B8, #BDB8A9, #A9BDAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G174
B189
Red169 (66.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)13.16%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AE · B BD
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