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Recognised as Colour

#A9BBCB

  • #A9BBCB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9BBCB is a blue with RGB values 169, 187, 203 and HSL 208°, 25%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9BBCB#A9BBCB
HEX#A9BBCB
RGBrgb(169, 187, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7333, 0.7961
RGB percentages66.3%, 73.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(208.2, 24.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.2, 16.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.7%, 7.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,123,659
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BBCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#564434

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5BBCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A0BFC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.3Silver · ΔE 10.9Dark grey · ΔE 12Light blue · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 16
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB9A9
Analogous#A9CBCA, #A9AACB
Triadic#CBA9BB, #BBCBA9
Split complementary#CBA9AA, #CBCAA9
Tetradic#CAA9CB, #CBB9A9, #AACBA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EDF1
Lighter +10%#C9D4DE
Darker −10%#89A2B8
Darker −20%#6989A5
Darker −30%#536F88
Darker −40%#3F5569
More saturated +25%#98BCDC
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R169
G187
B203
Red169 (66.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue208.24°
Saturation (HSL)24.64%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G BB · B CB

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