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Recognised as Colour

#A2B4EA

  • #A2B4EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2B4EA is a blue with RGB values 162, 180, 234 and HSL 225°, 63%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2B4EA#A2B4EA
HEX#A2B4EA
RGBrgb(162, 180, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7059, 0.9176
RGB percentages63.5%, 70.6%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(225, 63.2%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 30.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK30.8%, 23.1%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,663,146
CSS custom property--colour: #A2B4EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.25:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#5D4B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B8ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8EBEC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 22.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD8A2
Analogous#A2D8EA, #B4A2EA
Triadic#EAA2B4, #B4EAA2
Split complementary#EAB4A2, #D8EAA2
Tetradic#EAA2D8, #EAD8A2, #A2EAB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FD
Lighter +10%#CCD6F3
Darker −10%#7892E1
Darker −20%#4F71D7
Darker −30%#2D53C6
Darker −40%#23429D
More saturated +25%#94ADF8
Less saturated −25%#B0BBDC

Channel breakdown

R162
G180
B234
Red162 (63.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)63.16%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G B4 · B EA

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