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Recognised as Colour

#A3D2EC

  • #A3D2EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A3D2EC is a blue with RGB values 163, 210, 236 and HSL 201°, 66%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A3D2EC#A3D2EC
HEX#A3D2EC
RGBrgb(163, 210, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.8235, 0.9255
RGB percentages63.9%, 82.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(201.4, 65.8%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 30.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK30.9%, 11%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,736,364
CSS custom property--colour: #A3D2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#5C2D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D0EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBC8ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD9DAno 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 text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.8Sky blue · ΔE 7.1Light steelblue · ΔE 9Light skyblue · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 11.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECBDA3
Analogous#A3ECE2, #A3ADEC
Triadic#ECA3D2, #D2ECA3
Split complementary#ECA3AD, #ECE2A3
Tetradic#E2A3EC, #ECBDA3, #ADECA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FBFD
Lighter +10%#CDE7F5
Darker −10%#79BDE3
Darker −20%#4EA9DB
Darker −30%#2A92CC
Darker −40%#2174A2
More saturated +25%#95D6FA
Less saturated −25%#B1CEDE

Channel breakdown

R163
G210
B236
Red163 (63.9%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue201.37°
Saturation (HSL)65.77%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G D2 · B EC

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