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Recognised as Colour

#A2BAF4

  • #A2BAF4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A2BAF4 is a blue with RGB values 162, 186, 244 and HSL 222°, 79%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A2BAF4#A2BAF4
HEX#A2BAF4
RGBrgb(162, 186, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7294, 0.9569
RGB percentages63.5%, 72.9%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(222.4, 78.8%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 33.6%, 95.7%)
CMYK33.6%, 23.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,664,692
CSS custom property--colour: #A2BAF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#5D450B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BEF7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB7F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 17.7Sky blue · ΔE 22.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.9Thistle · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DCA2
Analogous#A2E3F4, #B3A2F4
Triadic#F4A2BA, #BAF4A2
Split complementary#F4B3A2, #E3F4A2
Tetradic#F4A2E3, #F4DCA2, #A2F4B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#D0DCF9
Darker −10%#7498EF
Darker −20%#4776E9
Darker −30%#1B55E2
Darker −40%#1544B5
More saturated +25%#97B5FF
Less saturated −25%#AFBFE7

Channel breakdown

R162
G186
B244
Red162 (63.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue222.44°
Saturation (HSL)78.85%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G BA · B F4

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