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Recognised as Colour

#A9B2CA

  • #A9B2CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9B2CA is a blue with RGB values 169, 178, 202 and HSL 224°, 24%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9B2CA#A9B2CA
HEX#A9B2CA
RGBrgb(169, 178, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.698, 0.7922
RGB percentages66.3%, 69.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(223.6, 23.7%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 16.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK16.3%, 11.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,121,354
CSS custom property--colour: #A9B2CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#564D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB4CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B1C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A1B6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.9Dark grey · ΔE 13.8Thistle · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC1A9
Analogous#A9C3CA, #B0A9CA
Triadic#CAA9B2, #B2CAA9
Split complementary#CAB0A9, #C3CAA9
Tetradic#CAA9C2, #CAC1A9, #A9CAB0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EBF1
Lighter +10%#C9CEDD
Darker −10%#8996B7
Darker −20%#6A79A3
Darker −30%#536187
Darker −40%#404A67
More saturated +25%#98AADB
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R169
G178
B202
Red169 (66.3%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)23.74%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G B2 · B CA

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