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Recognised as Colour

#A2BFE4

  • #A2BFE4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A2BFE4 is a blue with RGB values 162, 191, 228 and HSL 214°, 55%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A2BFE4#A2BFE4
HEX#A2BFE4
RGBrgb(162, 191, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.749, 0.8941
RGB percentages63.5%, 74.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(213.6, 55%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.6, 28.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK28.9%, 16.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,665,956
CSS custom property--colour: #A2BFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#5D401B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C0E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AABAE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.7Light skyblue · ΔE 12.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 19.5Lavender · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4C7A2
Analogous#A2E0E4, #A6A2E4
Triadic#E4A2BF, #BFE4A2
Split complementary#E4A6A2, #E0E4A2
Tetradic#E4A2E0, #E4C7A2, #A2E4A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F5FB
Lighter +10%#CADAEF
Darker −10%#7AA4D9
Darker −20%#5389CD
Darker −30%#356FB8
Darker −40%#2A5790
More saturated +25%#93BDF3
Less saturated −25%#B1C1D5

Channel breakdown

R162
G191
B228
Red162 (63.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue213.64°
Saturation (HSL)55%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G BF · B E4

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