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Colour

#A2ABFF

  • #A2ABFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A2ABFF is a blue with RGB values 162, 171, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A2ABFF#A2ABFF
HEX#A2ABFF
RGBrgb(162, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages63.5%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.2, 100%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.2, 36.5%, 100%)
CMYK36.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,863
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5D5400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AAEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#87BBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 26.2Medium purple · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 30.4Light skyblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF6A2
Analogous#A2D9FF, #C8A2FF
Triadic#FFA2AB, #ABFFA2
Split complementary#FFC7A2, #DAFFA2
Tetradic#FFA2D9, #FFF6A2, #A2FFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5D9FF
Darker −10%#6F7DFF
Darker −20%#3C4FFF
Darker −30%#0921FF
Darker −40%#0015D5
More saturated +25%#A2ABFF
Less saturated −25%#AEB4F3

Channel breakdown

R162
G171
B255
Red162 (63.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AB · B FF

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