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Recognised as Colour

#A2AEE0

  • #A2AEE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2AEE0 is a blue with RGB values 162, 174, 224 and HSL 228°, 50%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2AEE0#A2AEE0
HEX#A2AEE0
RGBrgb(162, 174, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6824, 0.8784
RGB percentages63.5%, 68.2%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(228.4, 50%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 27.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK27.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,661,600
CSS custom property--colour: #A2AEE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.67:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5D511F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB3E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BAEDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#92B7BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 20.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.9Sky blue · ΔE 23.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0D4A2
Analogous#A2CDE0, #B5A2E0
Triadic#E0A2AE, #AEE0A2
Split complementary#E0B5A2, #CDE0A2
Tetradic#E0A2CD, #E0D4A2, #A2E0B5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFF1FA
Lighter +10%#C8CFED
Darker −10%#7C8DD3
Darker −20%#566BC7
Darker −30%#3A51AF
Darker −40%#2E3F89
More saturated +25%#93A5F0
Less saturated −25%#B2B8D1

Channel breakdown

R162
G174
B224
Red162 (63.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue228.39°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AE · B E0

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