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Recognised as Colour

#A2B5EC

  • #A2B5EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2B5EC is a blue with RGB values 162, 181, 236 and HSL 225°, 66%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2B5EC#A2B5EC
HEX#A2B5EC
RGBrgb(162, 181, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7098, 0.9255
RGB percentages63.5%, 71%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(224.6, 66.1%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 31.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK31.4%, 23.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,663,404
CSS custom property--colour: #A2B5EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.36:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#5D4A13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4B9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB3EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.8Thistle · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 23Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Steel blue · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD9A2
Analogous#A2DAEC, #B4A2EC
Triadic#ECA2B5, #B5ECA2
Split complementary#ECB4A2, #DAECA2
Tetradic#ECA2DA, #ECD9A2, #A2ECB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FD
Lighter +10%#CCD7F5
Darker −10%#7893E3
Darker −20%#4D72DB
Darker −30%#2A53CB
Darker −40%#2142A1
More saturated +25%#94AEFA
Less saturated −25%#B0BCDE

Channel breakdown

R162
G181
B236
Red162 (63.5%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue224.59°
Saturation (HSL)66.07%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G B5 · B EC

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