Colour

#A2A2CB

#A2A2CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2A2CB is a blue with RGB values 162, 162, 203 and HSL 240°, 28%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2A2CB#A2A2CB

HEX#A2A2CB

RGBrgb(162, 162, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6353, 0.7961

RGB percentages63.5%, 63.5%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(240, 28.3%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 20.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK20.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,658,507

CSS custom property--colour: #A2A2CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#5D5D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98A7CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A4CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#99A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6 Thistle · ΔE 17.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9 Slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Dark grey · ΔE 22.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBCBA2

Analogous#A2B6CB, #B6A2CB

Triadic#CBA2A2, #A2CBA2

Split complementary#CBB6A2, #B6CBA2

Tetradic#CBA2B6, #CBCBA2, #A2CBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E3E3F0

Lighter +10%#C3C3DD

Darker −10%#8181B9

Darker −20%#6161A6

Darker −30%#4C4C88

Darker −40%#3A3A67

More saturated +25%#9090DD

Less saturated −25%#B4B4B9

Channel breakdown

R162

G162

B203

Red162 (63.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)28.28%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G A2 · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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