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Recognised as Colour

#A4AEEA

  • #A4AEEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4AEEA is a blue with RGB values 164, 174, 234 and HSL 231°, 62%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A4AEEA#A4AEEA
HEX#A4AEEA
RGBrgb(164, 174, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6824, 0.9176
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.2%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(231.4, 62.5%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 29.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK29.9%, 25.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,682
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.82:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5B5115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB4EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#98AFE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92B9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Thistle · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE0A4
Analogous#A4D1EA, #BDA4EA
Triadic#EAA4AE, #AEEAA4
Split complementary#EABDA4, #D1EAA4
Tetradic#EAA4D1, #EAE0A4, #A4EABD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FD
Lighter +10%#CDD3F4
Darker −10%#7B89E0
Darker −20%#5164D7
Darker −30%#2E44C7
Darker −40%#24369E
More saturated +25%#96A4F8
Less saturated −25%#B2B8DC

Channel breakdown

R164
G174
B234
Red164 (64.3%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)62.5%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AE · B EA

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