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Recognised as Colour

#A3AEFE

  • #A3AEFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A3AEFE is a blue with RGB values 163, 174, 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

#A3AEFE#A3AEFE
HEX#A3AEFE
RGBrgb(163, 174, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6824, 0.9961
RGB percentages63.9%, 68.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(232.7, 97.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 35.8%, 99.6%)
CMYK35.8%, 31.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,727,166
CSS custom property--colour: #A3AEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.04:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#5C5101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#89BDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15Plum · ΔE 25.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Light skyblue · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF3A3
Analogous#A3DBFE, #C6A3FE
Triadic#FEA3AE, #AEFEA3
Split complementary#FEC6A3, #DBFEA3
Tetradic#FEA3DB, #FEF3A3, #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%#7182FD
Darker −20%#3E55FD
Darker −30%#0C29FC
Darker −40%#021BD3
More saturated +25%#A2ADFF
Less saturated −25%#AFB7F2

Channel breakdown

R163
G174
B254
Red163 (63.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue232.75°
Saturation (HSL)97.85%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AE · B FE

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