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Recognised as Colour

#A4AFE2

  • #A4AFE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4AFE2 is a blue with RGB values 164, 175, 226 and HSL 229°, 52%, 76%. 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

#A4AFE2#A4AFE2
HEX#A4AFE2
RGBrgb(164, 175, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6863, 0.8863
RGB percentages64.3%, 68.6%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(229.4, 51.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 27.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK27.4%, 22.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,792,930
CSS custom property--colour: #A4AFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.81:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5B501D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAFE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#94B8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 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 text9.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.8Light skyblue · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 24Light slate grey · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2D7A4
Analogous#A4CEE2, #B8A4E2
Triadic#E2A4AF, #AFE2A4
Split complementary#E2B8A4, #CEE2A4
Tetradic#E2A4CE, #E2D7A4, #A4E2B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F3FB
Lighter +10%#CBD1EE
Darker −10%#7D8DD6
Darker −20%#576BC9
Darker −30%#394FB4
Darker −40%#2D3E8D
More saturated +25%#95A5F1
Less saturated −25%#B3B9D3

Channel breakdown

R164
G175
B226
Red164 (64.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue229.35°
Saturation (HSL)51.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G AF · B E2

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