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Recognised as Colour

#A4A8E2

  • #A4A8E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4A8E2 is a blue with RGB values 164, 168, 226 and HSL 236°, 52%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A4A8E2#A4A8E2
HEX#A4A8E2
RGBrgb(164, 168, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6588, 0.8863
RGB percentages64.3%, 65.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(236.1, 51.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 27.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK27.4%, 25.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,791,138
CSS custom property--colour: #A4A8E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5B571D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98AEE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AAE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#95B2BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Thistle · ΔE 22.7Plum · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Light skyblue · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DEA4
Analogous#A4C7E2, #BFA4E2
Triadic#E2A4A8, #A8E2A4
Split complementary#E2BFA4, #C7E2A4
Tetradic#E2A4C7, #E2DEA4, #A4E2BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2FB
Lighter +10%#CBCDEE
Darker −10%#7D83D6
Darker −20%#575EC9
Darker −30%#3941B4
Darker −40%#2D338D
More saturated +25%#959BF1
Less saturated −25%#B3B5D3

Channel breakdown

R164
G168
B226
Red164 (64.3%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue236.13°
Saturation (HSL)51.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G A8 · B E2

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