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Colour

#A2AFE7

  • #A2AFE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2AFE7 is a blue with RGB values 162, 175, 231 and HSL 229°, 59%, 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

#A2AFE7#A2AFE7
HEX#A2AFE7
RGBrgb(162, 175, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6863, 0.9059
RGB percentages63.5%, 68.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(228.7, 59%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 29.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK29.9%, 24.2%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,661,863
CSS custom property--colour: #A2AFE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.6 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#5D5018

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB4E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AFE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#90BAC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7DAA2
Analogous#A2D2E7, #B7A2E7
Triadic#E7A2AF, #AFE7A2
Split complementary#E7B8A2, #D2E7A2
Tetradic#E7A2D2, #E7DAA2, #A2E7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FC
Lighter +10%#CBD2F1
Darker −10%#798CDD
Darker −20%#5169D2
Darker −30%#314CBF
Darker −40%#273C96
More saturated +25%#93A6F6
Less saturated −25%#B1B8D8

Channel breakdown

R162
G175
B231
Red162 (63.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue228.7°
Saturation (HSL)58.97%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G AF · B E7

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