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Recognised as Colour

#A2A6F8

  • #A2A6F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A2A6F8 is a blue with RGB values 162, 166, 248 and HSL 237°, 86%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A2A6F8#A2A6F8
HEX#A2A6F8
RGBrgb(162, 166, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.651, 0.9725
RGB percentages63.5%, 65.1%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(237.2, 86%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 34.7%, 97.3%)
CMYK34.7%, 33.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,659,576
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A6F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5D5907

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CB0FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#88AAF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Plum · ΔE 24.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Steel blue · ΔE 29.6Light skyblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8F4A2
Analogous#A2D1F8, #C9A2F8
Triadic#F8A2A6, #A6F8A2
Split complementary#F8C9A2, #D1F8A2
Tetradic#F8A2D1, #F8F4A2, #A2F8C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1D3FC
Darker −10%#7379F4
Darker −20%#434BF1
Darker −30%#141EED
Darker −40%#0E17C0
More saturated +25%#9BA0FF
Less saturated −25%#AFB1EC

Channel breakdown

R162
G166
B248
Red162 (63.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue237.21°
Saturation (HSL)86%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G A6 · B F8

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