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Recognised as Colour

#A3BEF1

  • #A3BEF1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3BEF1 is a blue with RGB values 163, 190, 241 and HSL 219°, 74%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3BEF1#A3BEF1
HEX#A3BEF1
RGBrgb(163, 190, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7451, 0.9451
RGB percentages63.9%, 74.5%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(219.2, 73.6%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 32.4%, 94.5%)
CMYK32.4%, 21.2%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,731,249
CSS custom property--colour: #A3BEF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50964WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#5C410E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC1F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BAF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8CC8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.7Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 19Thistle · ΔE 22Light blue · ΔE 22.7Lavender · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1D6A3
Analogous#A3E5F1, #AFA3F1
Triadic#F1A3BE, #BEF1A3
Split complementary#F1AFA3, #E5F1A3
Tetradic#F1A3E5, #F1D6A3, #A3F1AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#CFDDF8
Darker −10%#779FEA
Darker −20%#4A7FE4
Darker −30%#2161DA
Darker −40%#1A4DAE
More saturated +25%#96BAFE
Less saturated −25%#B0C2E4

Channel breakdown

R163
G190
B241
Red163 (63.9%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue219.23°
Saturation (HSL)73.58%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G BE · B F1

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