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Recognised as Colour

#A9B0C5

  • #A9B0C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9B0C5 is a blue with RGB values 169, 176, 197 and HSL 225°, 19%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9B0C5#A9B0C5
HEX#A9B0C5
RGBrgb(169, 176, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6902, 0.7725
RGB percentages66.3%, 69%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(225, 19.4%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 14.2%, 77.3%)
CMYK14.2%, 10.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,837
CSS custom property--colour: #A9B0C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#564F3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB1C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8AFC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A3B4B7no 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 text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Dark grey · ΔE 11.9Silver · ΔE 13Thistle · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light grey · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5BEA9
Analogous#A9BEC5, #B0A9C5
Triadic#C5A9B0, #B0C5A9
Split complementary#C5B0A9, #BEC5A9
Tetradic#C5A9BE, #C5BEA9, #A9C5B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E8EE
Lighter +10%#C7CCDA
Darker −10%#8B94B0
Darker −20%#6C789C
Darker −30%#56607F
Darker −40%#414961
More saturated +25%#97A7D7
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R169
G176
B197
Red169 (66.3%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)19.44%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G B0 · B C5

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