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Recognised as Colour

#AAA5BE

  • #AAA5BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAA5BE is a blue with RGB values 170, 165, 190 and HSL 252°, 16%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAA5BE#AAA5BE
HEX#AAA5BE
RGBrgb(170, 165, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6471, 0.7451
RGB percentages66.7%, 64.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(252, 16.1%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 13.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK10.5%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,183,550
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA5BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.83:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#555A41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1A8BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A6A9ADno 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 text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8Thistle · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.8Silver · ΔE 16.5Slate grey · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BEA5
Analogous#A5ACBE, #B6A5BE
Triadic#BEAAA5, #A5BEAA
Split complementary#BEB6A5, #ADBEA5
Tetradic#BEA5AC, #B9BEA5, #A5BEB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E2E0E9
Lighter +10%#C6C3D3
Darker −10%#8E87A9
Darker −20%#726A93
Darker −30%#5B5575
Darker −40%#443F58
More saturated +25%#9E92D1
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R170
G165
B190
Red170 (66.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)16.13%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A5 · B BE

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