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Recognised as Colour

#A2BDFA

  • #A2BDFA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A2BDFA is a blue with RGB values 162, 189, 250 and HSL 222°, 90%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A2BDFA#A2BDFA
HEX#A2BDFA
RGBrgb(162, 189, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7412, 0.9804
RGB percentages63.5%, 74.1%, 98%
HSLhsl(221.6, 89.8%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 35.2%, 98%)
CMYK35.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,665,466
CSS custom property--colour: #A2BDFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#5D4205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9C1FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0BAF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#87C9D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light steelblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 25Thistle · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADFA2
Analogous#A2E9FA, #B3A2FA
Triadic#FAA2BD, #BDFAA2
Split complementary#FAB3A2, #E9FAA2
Tetradic#FAA2E9, #FADFA2, #A2FAB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2DFFD
Darker −10%#729BF7
Darker −20%#4178F5
Darker −30%#1156F2
Darker −40%#0B44C5
More saturated +25%#9DBBFF
Less saturated −25%#AEC2EE

Channel breakdown

R162
G189
B250
Red162 (63.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue221.59°
Saturation (HSL)89.8%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G BD · B FA

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