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Recognised as Colour

#A2B2D5

  • #A2B2D5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2B2D5 is a blue with RGB values 162, 178, 213 and HSL 221°, 38%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2B2D5#A2B2D5
HEX#A2B2D5
RGBrgb(162, 178, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.698, 0.8353
RGB percentages63.5%, 69.8%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(221.2, 37.8%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 23.9%, 83.5%)
CMYK23.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,662,613
CSS custom property--colour: #A2B2D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44326WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#5D4D2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B4D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B0D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#95B9BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Thistle · ΔE 17Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.3Light blue · ΔE 19Light slate grey · ΔE 19
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5C5A2
Analogous#A2CBD5, #ACA2D5
Triadic#D5A2B2, #B2D5A2
Split complementary#D5ACA2, #CBD5A2
Tetradic#D5A2CB, #D5C5A2, #A2D5AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8ECF5
Lighter +10%#C5CFE5
Darker −10%#7F95C5
Darker −20%#5C78B5
Darker −30%#455F99
Darker −40%#354976
More saturated +25%#91ACE6
Less saturated −25%#B3B8C4

Channel breakdown

R162
G178
B213
Red162 (63.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue221.18°
Saturation (HSL)37.78%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G B2 · B D5

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