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Recognised as Colour

#A2BEF2

  • #A2BEF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A2BEF2 is a blue with RGB values 162, 190, 242 and HSL 219°, 75%, 79%. 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

#A2BEF2#A2BEF2
HEX#A2BEF2
RGBrgb(162, 190, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7451, 0.949
RGB percentages63.5%, 74.5%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(219, 75.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 33.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK33.1%, 21.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,665,714
CSS custom property--colour: #A2BEF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#5D410D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACC1F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4BAF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8AC9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 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 text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Sky blue · ΔE 19.2Thistle · ΔE 22.6Light blue · ΔE 23.1Lavender · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D6A2
Analogous#A2E6F2, #AEA2F2
Triadic#F2A2BE, #BEF2A2
Split complementary#F2AEA2, #E6F2A2
Tetradic#F2A2E6, #F2D6A2, #A2F2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFF
Lighter +10%#CFDDF8
Darker −10%#759FEC
Darker −20%#497FE5
Darker −30%#1F61DC
Darker −40%#194DAF
More saturated +25%#95BAFF
Less saturated −25%#AFC2E5

Channel breakdown

R162
G190
B242
Red162 (63.5%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue219°
Saturation (HSL)75.47%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G BE · B F2

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