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Recognised as Colour

#A2ACE6

  • #A2ACE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2ACE6 is a blue with RGB values 162, 172, 230 and HSL 231°, 58%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2ACE6#A2ACE6
HEX#A2ACE6
RGBrgb(162, 172, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6745, 0.902
RGB percentages63.5%, 67.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(231.2, 57.6%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 29.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK29.6%, 25.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,661,094
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ACE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5D5319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ADE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#90B7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Plum · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6DCA2
Analogous#A2CEE6, #BAA2E6
Triadic#E6A2AC, #ACE6A2
Split complementary#E6BAA2, #CEE6A2
Tetradic#E6A2CE, #E6DCA2, #A2E6BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F4FC
Lighter +10%#CAD0F1
Darker −10%#7A88DB
Darker −20%#5264D0
Darker −30%#3347BC
Darker −40%#283894
More saturated +25%#93A2F5
Less saturated −25%#B1B6D7

Channel breakdown

R162
G172
B230
Red162 (63.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue231.18°
Saturation (HSL)57.63%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AC · B E6

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