Recognised as Colour

#A2B2FC

#A2B2FC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A2B2FC is a blue with RGB values 162, 178, 252 and HSL 229°, 94%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A2B2FC#A2B2FC

HEX#A2B2FC

RGBrgb(162, 178, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.698, 0.9882

RGB percentages63.5%, 69.8%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(229.3, 93.8%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 35.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK35.7%, 29.4%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,662,652

CSS custom property--colour: #A2B2FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.31:1

Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#5D4D03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AB9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#94B2FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#88C0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3 Plum · ΔE 26.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 27 Steel blue · ΔE 27.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FCECA2

Analogous#A2DFFC, #BFA2FC

Triadic#FCA2B2, #B2FCA2

Split complementary#FCBFA2, #DFFCA2

Tetradic#FCA2DF, #FCECA2, #A2FCBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D3DBFE

Darker −10%#7189FA

Darker −20%#3F60F9

Darker −30%#0E37F7

Darker −40%#072ACB

More saturated +25%#9FB0FF

Less saturated −25%#AEBAF0

Channel breakdown

R162

G178

B252

Red162 (63.5%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue229.33°

Saturation (HSL)93.75%

Lightness81.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G B2 · B FC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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