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Recognised as Colour

#A0BAE4

  • #A0BAE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0BAE4 is a blue with RGB values 160, 186, 228 and HSL 217°, 56%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0BAE4#A0BAE4
HEX#A0BAE4
RGBrgb(160, 186, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7294, 0.8941
RGB percentages62.7%, 72.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(217.1, 55.7%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 29.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK29.8%, 18.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,533,604
CSS custom property--colour: #A0BAE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48193WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#5F451B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBCE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B6E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 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 text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.5Light skyblue · ΔE 13.3Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Light blue · ΔE 19.2Thistle · ΔE 19.9Lavender · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4CAA0
Analogous#A0DCE4, #A8A0E4
Triadic#E4A0BA, #BAE4A0
Split complementary#E4A8A0, #DCE4A0
Tetradic#E4A0DC, #E4CAA0, #A0E4A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF4FB
Lighter +10%#C8D7EF
Darker −10%#789DD9
Darker −20%#5180CD
Darker −30%#3466B7
Darker −40%#29508F
More saturated +25%#91B6F3
Less saturated −25%#AFBED5

Channel breakdown

R160
G186
B228
Red160 (62.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)55.74%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G BA · B E4

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