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Recognised as Colour

#A2BBE2

  • #A2BBE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2BBE2 is a blue with RGB values 162, 187, 226 and HSL 217°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2BBE2#A2BBE2
HEX#A2BBE2
RGBrgb(162, 187, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7333, 0.8863
RGB percentages63.5%, 73.3%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(216.6, 52.5%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 28.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK28.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,664,930
CSS custom property--colour: #A2BBE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#5D441D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBDE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B7E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#90C3C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light blue · ΔE 17.7Thistle · ΔE 19Lavender · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2C9A2
Analogous#A2DBE2, #A9A2E2
Triadic#E2A2BB, #BBE2A2
Split complementary#E2A9A2, #DBE2A2
Tetradic#E2A2DB, #E2C9A2, #A2E2A9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F4FA
Lighter +10%#C9D7EE
Darker −10%#7B9FD6
Darker −20%#5482CA
Darker −30%#3868B3
Darker −40%#2C518C
More saturated +25%#93B8F1
Less saturated −25%#B1BED3

Channel breakdown

R162
G187
B226
Red162 (63.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue216.56°
Saturation (HSL)52.46%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G BB · B E2

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