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Recognised as Colour

#A0BBFF

  • #A0BBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A0BBFF is a blue with RGB values 160, 187, 255 and HSL 223°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A0BBFF#A0BBFF
HEX#A0BBFF
RGBrgb(160, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages62.7%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(222.9, 100%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 37.3%, 100%)
CMYK37.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,533,887
CSS custom property--colour: #A0BBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#5F4400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#82C9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Sky blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE4A0
Analogous#A0EBFF, #B4A0FF
Triadic#FFA0BB, #BBFFA0
Split complementary#FFB4A0, #EBFFA0
Tetradic#FFA0EB, #FFE4A0, #A0FFB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3E0FF
Darker −10%#6D96FF
Darker −20%#3A72FF
Darker −30%#074DFF
Darker −40%#003CD3
More saturated +25%#A0BBFF
Less saturated −25%#ACC0F3

Channel breakdown

R160
G187
B255
Red160 (62.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue222.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G BB · B FF

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