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Recognised as Colour

#A3ADFE

  • #A3ADFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A3ADFE is a blue with RGB values 163, 173, 254 and HSL 233°, 98%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A3ADFE#A3ADFE
HEX#A3ADFE
RGBrgb(163, 173, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6784, 0.9961
RGB percentages63.9%, 67.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(233.4, 97.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.4, 35.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK35.8%, 31.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,726,910
CSS custom property--colour: #A3ADFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#5C5201

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#89BDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Plum · ΔE 25.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF4A3
Analogous#A3DBFE, #C6A3FE
Triadic#FEA3AD, #ADFEA3
Split complementary#FEC6A3, #DBFEA3
Tetradic#FEA3DB, #FEF4A3, #A3FEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5DAFF
Darker −10%#7180FD
Darker −20%#3E53FD
Darker −30%#0C26FC
Darker −40%#0219D3
More saturated +25%#A2ACFF
Less saturated −25%#AFB6F2

Channel breakdown

R163
G173
B254
Red163 (63.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue233.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.85%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AD · B FE

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