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Recognised as Colour

#A1C2EC

  • #A1C2EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1C2EC is a blue with RGB values 161, 194, 236 and HSL 214°, 66%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A1C2EC#A1C2EC
HEX#A1C2EC
RGBrgb(161, 194, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.7608, 0.9255
RGB percentages63.1%, 76.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(213.6, 66.4%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 31.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK31.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,601,196
CSS custom property--colour: #A1C2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.44:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#5E3D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C3EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABCEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8ACBD0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Light skyblue · ΔE 10.6Sky blue · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 17.3Thistle · ΔE 21.2Lavender · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCBA1
Analogous#A1E7EC, #A6A1EC
Triadic#ECA1C2, #C2ECA1
Split complementary#ECA6A1, #E7ECA1
Tetradic#ECA1E7, #ECCBA1, #A1ECA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F9FD
Lighter +10%#CBDEF5
Darker −10%#77A6E3
Darker −20%#4C8BDB
Darker −30%#2970CB
Darker −40%#2059A1
More saturated +25%#93C0FA
Less saturated −25%#AFC4DE

Channel breakdown

R161
G194
B236
Red161 (63.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue213.6°
Saturation (HSL)66.37%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G C2 · B EC

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