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Colour

#A2AFC4

  • #A2AFC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2AFC4 is a blue with RGB values 162, 175, 196 and HSL 217°, 22%, 70%. 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

#A2AFC4#A2AFC4
HEX#A2AFC4
RGBrgb(162, 175, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6863, 0.7686
RGB percentages63.5%, 68.6%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(217.1, 22.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 17.3%, 76.9%)
CMYK17.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,661,828
CSS custom property--colour: #A2AFC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5D503B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B0C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5ADC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Silver · ΔE 13.9Light slate grey · ΔE 15.4Thistle · ΔE 16.4Light blue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B7A2
Analogous#A2C0C4, #A6A2C4
Triadic#C4A2AF, #AFC4A2
Split complementary#C4A6A2, #C0C4A2
Tetradic#C4A2C0, #C4B7A2, #A2C4A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E0E5EC
Lighter +10%#C1CAD8
Darker −10%#8394B0
Darker −20%#64799C
Darker −30%#50617D
Darker −40%#3C495E
More saturated +25%#8FABD7
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R162
G175
B196
Red162 (63.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)22.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AF · B C4

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