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Colour

#A0BDFF

  • #A0BDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A0BDFF is a blue with RGB values 160, 189, 255 and HSL 222°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A0BDFF#A0BDFF
HEX#A0BDFF
RGBrgb(160, 189, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.7412, 1
RGB percentages62.7%, 74.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.7, 100%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.7, 37.3%, 100%)
CMYK37.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,534,399
CSS custom property--colour: #A0BDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#5F4200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DBAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#82CAD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE2A0
Analogous#A0ECFF, #B3A0FF
Triadic#FFA0BD, #BDFFA0
Split complementary#FFB3A0, #EDFFA0
Tetradic#FFA0EC, #FFE2A0, #A0FFB3

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%#6D9AFF
Darker −20%#3A76FF
Darker −30%#0753FF
Darker −40%#0040D3
More saturated +25%#A0BDFF
Less saturated −25%#ACC2F3

Channel breakdown

R160
G189
B255
Red160 (62.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G BD · B FF

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