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Recognised as Colour

#A2AADB

  • #A2AADB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2AADB is a blue with RGB values 162, 170, 219 and HSL 232°, 44%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2AADB#A2AADB
HEX#A2AADB
RGBrgb(162, 170, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6667, 0.8588
RGB percentages63.5%, 66.7%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(231.6, 44.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 26%, 85.9%)
CMYK26%, 22.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,571
CSS custom property--colour: #A2AADB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41545WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.31:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5D5524

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CAFDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#99ABDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#94B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Light slate grey · ΔE 23Sky blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD3A2
Analogous#A2C6DB, #B6A2DB
Triadic#DBA2AA, #AADBA2
Split complementary#DBB6A2, #C7DBA2
Tetradic#DBA2C7, #DBD3A2, #A2DBB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEDF7
Lighter +10%#C7CCE9
Darker −10%#7D88CD
Darker −20%#5867BF
Darker −30%#404EA4
Darker −40%#313C80
More saturated +25%#929EEB
Less saturated −25%#B2B6CB

Channel breakdown

R162
G170
B219
Red162 (63.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue231.58°
Saturation (HSL)44.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AA · B DB

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