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Recognised as Colour

#A2B1F2

  • #A2B1F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A2B1F2 is a blue with RGB values 162, 177, 242 and HSL 229°, 75%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A2B1F2#A2B1F2
HEX#A2B1F2
RGBrgb(162, 177, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6941, 0.949
RGB percentages63.5%, 69.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(228.8, 75.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 33.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK33.1%, 26.9%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,662,386
CSS custom property--colour: #A2B1F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#5D4E0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB7F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#97B1F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8CBEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 25Plum · ΔE 25.8Thistle · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E3A2
Analogous#A2D9F2, #BBA2F2
Triadic#F2A2B1, #B1F2A2
Split complementary#F2BBA2, #D9F2A2
Tetradic#F2A2D9, #F2E3A2, #A2F2BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFF
Lighter +10%#CFD7F8
Darker −10%#758BEC
Darker −20%#4966E5
Darker −30%#1F42DC
Darker −40%#1935AF
More saturated +25%#95A9FF
Less saturated −25%#AFB9E5

Channel breakdown

R162
G177
B242
Red162 (63.5%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue228.75°
Saturation (HSL)75.47%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G B1 · B F2

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