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Colour

#A2ADF4

  • #A2ADF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A2ADF4 is a blue with RGB values 162, 173, 244 and HSL 232°, 79%, 80%. 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

#A2ADF4#A2ADF4
HEX#A2ADF4
RGBrgb(162, 173, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6784, 0.9569
RGB percentages63.5%, 67.8%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(232, 78.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 33.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK33.6%, 29.1%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,661,364
CSS custom property--colour: #A2ADF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5D520B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B5F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#92AEF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8BBBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 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 text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Plum · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 26.2Thistle · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4E9A2
Analogous#A2D6F4, #C0A2F4
Triadic#F4A2AD, #ADF4A2
Split complementary#F4C0A2, #D6F4A2
Tetradic#F4A2D6, #F4E9A2, #A2F4C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFF
Lighter +10%#D0D5F9
Darker −10%#7485EF
Darker −20%#475DE9
Darker −30%#1B36E2
Darker −40%#152BB5
More saturated +25%#97A5FF
Less saturated −25%#AFB7E7

Channel breakdown

R162
G173
B244
Red162 (63.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue231.95°
Saturation (HSL)78.85%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AD · B F4

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