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Recognised as Colour

#A2CEE6

  • #A2CEE6
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A2CEE6 is a blue with RGB values 162, 206, 230 and HSL 201°, 58%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A2CEE6#A2CEE6
HEX#A2CEE6
RGBrgb(162, 206, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.8078, 0.902
RGB percentages63.5%, 80.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(201.2, 57.6%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 29.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK29.6%, 10.4%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,669,798
CSS custom property--colour: #A2CEE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#5D3119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CCE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C4E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8DD5D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.4Sky blue · ΔE 7.7Light steelblue · ΔE 8Powder blue · ΔE 11.5Light skyblue · ΔE 12.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6BAA2
Analogous#A2E6DC, #A2ACE6
Triadic#E6A2CE, #CEE6A2
Split complementary#E6A2AC, #E6DCA2
Tetradic#DCA2E6, #E6BAA2, #ACE6A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F8FC
Lighter +10%#CAE3F1
Darker −10%#7AB9DB
Darker −20%#52A4D0
Darker −30%#338CBC
Darker −40%#286E94
More saturated +25%#93D2F5
Less saturated −25%#B1CAD7

Channel breakdown

R162
G206
B230
Red162 (63.5%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue201.18°
Saturation (HSL)57.63%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G CE · B E6

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