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Recognised as Colour

#A2ABF7

  • #A2ABF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A2ABF7 is a blue with RGB values 162, 171, 247 and HSL 234°, 84%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A2ABF7#A2ABF7
HEX#A2ABF7
RGBrgb(162, 171, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6706, 0.9686
RGB percentages63.5%, 67.1%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(233.6, 84.2%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 34.4%, 96.9%)
CMYK34.4%, 30.8%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,855
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ABF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5D5408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B4FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EADF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#8AB9C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Plum · ΔE 24.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3Light steelblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7EEA2
Analogous#A2D6F7, #C3A2F7
Triadic#F7A2AB, #ABF7A2
Split complementary#F7C3A2, #D6F7A2
Tetradic#F7A2D6, #F7EEA2, #A2F7C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D1D5FB
Darker −10%#7381F3
Darker −20%#4456EF
Darker −30%#152CEB
Darker −40%#1023BD
More saturated +25%#9AA5FF
Less saturated −25%#AFB5EA

Channel breakdown

R162
G171
B247
Red162 (63.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue233.65°
Saturation (HSL)84.16%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AB · B F7

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