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Recognised as Colour

#A2D9FF

  • #A2D9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A2D9FF is a blue with RGB values 162, 217, 255 and HSL 205°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A2D9FF#A2D9FF
HEX#A2D9FF
RGBrgb(162, 217, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.851, 1
RGB percentages63.5%, 85.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(204.5, 100%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.5, 36.5%, 100%)
CMYK36.5%, 14.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,672,639
CSS custom property--colour: #A2D9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64527WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.91:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#5D2600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8D8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCCEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#82E3E5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 6.7Sky blue · ΔE 8.5Light blue · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 17.2Lavender · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 6.68, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC8A2
Analogous#A2FFF6, #A2ABFF
Triadic#FFA2D9, #D9FFA2
Split complementary#FFA2AB, #FFF6A2
Tetradic#F6A2FF, #FFC8A2, #ABFFA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5EEFF
Darker −10%#6FC4FF
Darker −20%#3CAFFF
Darker −30%#099AFF
Darker −40%#007ED5
More saturated +25%#A2D9FF
Less saturated −25%#AED7F3

Channel breakdown

R162
G217
B255
Red162 (63.5%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue204.52°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G D9 · B FF

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