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Recognised as Colour

#A2BCEE

  • #A2BCEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2BCEE is a blue with RGB values 162, 188, 238 and HSL 219°, 69%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2BCEE#A2BCEE
HEX#A2BCEE
RGBrgb(162, 188, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7373, 0.9333
RGB percentages63.5%, 73.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(219.5, 69.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 31.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK31.9%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,665,198
CSS custom property--colour: #A2BCEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.96:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#5D4311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B8EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8CC6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14Sky blue · ΔE 18.9Thistle · ΔE 21.7Light blue · ΔE 22.6Lavender · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EED4A2
Analogous#A2E2EE, #AEA2EE
Triadic#EEA2BC, #BCEEA2
Split complementary#EEAEA2, #E2EEA2
Tetradic#EEA2E2, #EED4A2, #A2EEAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAFE
Lighter +10%#CDDBF6
Darker −10%#779DE6
Darker −20%#4C7EDE
Darker −30%#2661D1
Darker −40%#1E4DA6
More saturated +25%#94B8FC
Less saturated −25%#B0C0E0

Channel breakdown

R162
G188
B238
Red162 (63.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue219.47°
Saturation (HSL)69.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G BC · B EE

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