Colour

#A1BCFD

#A1BCFD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#A1BCFD is a blue with RGB values 161, 188, 253 and HSL 222°, 96%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#A1BCFD

RGBrgb(161, 188, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.7373, 0.9922

RGB percentages63.1%, 73.7%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(222.4, 95.8%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 36.4%, 99.2%)

CMYK36.4%, 25.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,599,677

CSS custom property--colour: #A1BCFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness189.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1

Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB

Inverted#5E4302

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#9EB9FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#85C9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 18.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3 Sky blue · ΔE 25.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.3 Steel blue · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDE2A1

Analogous#A1EAFD, #B4A1FD

Triadic#FDA1BC, #BCFDA1

Split complementary#FDB4A1, #EAFDA1

Tetradic#FDA1EA, #FDE2A1, #A1FDB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D3E0FE

Darker −10%#6F98FC

Darker −20%#3D75FB

Darker −30%#0B51FA

Darker −40%#043FCE

More saturated +25%#9FBBFF

Less saturated −25%#ADC1F1

Channel breakdown

R161

G188

B253

Red161 (63.1%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue222.39°

Saturation (HSL)95.83%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G BC · B FD

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Colour values

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