Colour

#A3BAF0

#A3BAF0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3BAF0 is a blue with RGB values 163, 186, 240 and HSL 222°, 72%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3BAF0#A3BAF0

HEX#A3BAF0

RGBrgb(163, 186, 240)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7294, 0.9412

RGB percentages63.9%, 72.9%, 94.1%

HSLhsl(222.1, 72%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 32.1%, 94.1%)

CMYK32.1%, 22.5%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,730,224

CSS custom property--colour: #A3BAF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.84:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#5C450F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8BEF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1B7EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8DC5CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9 Sky blue · ΔE 21.3 Thistle · ΔE 22.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6 Steel blue · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F0D9A3

Analogous#A3E1F0, #B2A3F0

Triadic#F0A3BA, #BAF0A3

Split complementary#F0B2A3, #E1F0A3

Tetradic#F0A3E1, #F0D9A3, #A3F0B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCFE

Lighter +10%#CFDBF7

Darker −10%#7799E9

Darker −20%#4B78E2

Darker −30%#2359D7

Darker −40%#1C47AB

More saturated +25%#96B5FD

Less saturated −25%#B0BFE3

Channel breakdown

R163

G186

B240

Red163 (63.9%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue240 (94.1%)

Hue222.08°

Saturation (HSL)71.96%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G BA · B F0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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