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Recognised as Colour

#A2ADDB

  • #A2ADDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2ADDB is a blue with RGB values 162, 173, 219 and HSL 228°, 44%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2ADDB#A2ADDB
HEX#A2ADDB
RGBrgb(162, 173, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6784, 0.8588
RGB percentages63.5%, 67.8%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(228.4, 44.2%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 26%, 85.9%)
CMYK26%, 21%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,661,339
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ADDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5D5224

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CADDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#94B6BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Thistle · ΔE 18.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1Sky blue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD0A2
Analogous#A2C9DB, #B3A2DB
Triadic#DBA2AD, #ADDBA2
Split complementary#DBB3A2, #C9DBA2
Tetradic#DBA2CA, #DBD0A2, #A2DBB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECEEF7
Lighter +10%#C7CDE9
Darker −10%#7D8DCD
Darker −20%#586CBF
Darker −30%#4053A4
Darker −40%#314080
More saturated +25%#92A3EB
Less saturated −25%#B2B7CB

Channel breakdown

R162
G173
B219
Red162 (63.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue228.42°
Saturation (HSL)44.19%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AD · B DB

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