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Recognised as Colour

#A2AFE6

  • #A2AFE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2AFE6 is a blue with RGB values 162, 175, 230 and HSL 229°, 58%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2AFE6#A2AFE6
HEX#A2AFE6
RGBrgb(162, 175, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6863, 0.902
RGB percentages63.5%, 68.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(228.5, 57.6%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 29.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK29.6%, 23.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,661,862
CSS custom property--colour: #A2AFE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5D5019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB4E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AAFE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#90B9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 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 text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D9A2
Analogous#A2D1E6, #B7A2E6
Triadic#E6A2AF, #AFE6A2
Split complementary#E6B7A2, #D1E6A2
Tetradic#E6A2D1, #E6D9A2, #A2E6B7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F4FC
Lighter +10%#CAD2F1
Darker −10%#7A8CDB
Darker −20%#526AD0
Darker −30%#334DBC
Darker −40%#283D94
More saturated +25%#93A6F5
Less saturated −25%#B1B8D7

Channel breakdown

R162
G175
B230
Red162 (63.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue228.53°
Saturation (HSL)57.63%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AF · B E6

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