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Recognised as Colour

#A2C7DA

  • #A2C7DA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A2C7DA is a blue with RGB values 162, 199, 218 and HSL 200°, 43%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A2C7DA#A2C7DA
HEX#A2C7DA
RGBrgb(162, 199, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.7804, 0.8549
RGB percentages63.5%, 78%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(200.4, 43.1%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.4, 25.7%, 85.5%)
CMYK25.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,667,994
CSS custom property--colour: #A2C7DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.72:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#5D3825

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BEC5DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5BFDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#91CCCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.6Light steelblue · ΔE 7Sky blue · ΔE 10.4Powder blue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 15.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAB5A2
Analogous#A2DAD1, #A2ABDA
Triadic#DAA2C7, #C7DAA2
Split complementary#DAA2AB, #DAD1A2
Tetradic#D1A2DA, #DAB5A2, #ABDAA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBF3F7
Lighter +10%#C6DDE9
Darker −10%#7EB1CB
Darker −20%#599BBD
Darker −30%#4181A2
Darker −40%#32647E
More saturated +25%#92CCEA
Less saturated −25%#B2C2CA

Channel breakdown

R162
G199
B218
Red162 (63.5%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue200.36°
Saturation (HSL)43.08%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G C7 · B DA

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