Colour

#A1C2DA

#A1C2DA
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1C2DA is a blue with RGB values 161, 194, 218 and HSL 205°, 44%, 74%. 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#A1C2DA#A1C2DA

HEX#A1C2DA

RGBrgb(161, 194, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.7608, 0.8549

RGB percentages63.1%, 76.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(205.3, 43.5%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 26.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK26.1%, 11%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,601,178

CSS custom property--colour: #A1C2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.24:1

Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#5E3D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8C1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0BBDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#90C8CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 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 text11.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.7 Light blue · ΔE 9.7 Sky blue · ΔE 11 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2 Powder blue · ΔE 14.7 Silver · ΔE 16.6

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.71, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAB9A1

Analogous#A1DAD6, #A1A5DA

Triadic#DAA1C2, #C2DAA1

Split complementary#DAA1A5, #DAD6A1

Tetradic#D6A1DA, #DAB9A1, #A5DAA1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAF1F7

Lighter +10%#C6DAE8

Darker −10%#7CAACC

Darker −20%#5893BD

Darker −30%#4079A2

Darker −40%#315E7E

More saturated +25%#91C5EA

Less saturated −25%#B1BFCA

Channel breakdown

R161

G194

B218

Red161 (63.1%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue205.26°

Saturation (HSL)43.51%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A1 · G C2 · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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