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Recognised as Colour

#A3C6E2

  • #A3C6E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3C6E2 is a blue with RGB values 163, 198, 226 and HSL 207°, 52%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3C6E2#A3C6E2
HEX#A3C6E2
RGBrgb(163, 198, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7765, 0.8863
RGB percentages63.9%, 77.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(206.7, 52.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 27.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK27.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,733,282
CSS custom property--colour: #A3C6E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.73:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#5C391D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBC5E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BFE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#90CDCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8Light blue · ΔE 10Sky blue · ΔE 10.2Light skyblue · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Lavender · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2BFA3
Analogous#A3E2DE, #A3A7E2
Triadic#E2A3C6, #C6E2A3
Split complementary#E2A3A7, #E2DEA3
Tetradic#DEA3E2, #E2BFA3, #A7E2A3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F6FA
Lighter +10%#CADEEE
Darker −10%#7CAED6
Darker −20%#5596CA
Darker −30%#397DB3
Darker −40%#2C628D
More saturated +25%#94C8F1
Less saturated −25%#B2C4D3

Channel breakdown

R163
G198
B226
Red163 (63.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.07%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G C6 · B E2

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