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Recognised as Colour

#A4B6E6

  • #A4B6E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4B6E6 is a blue with RGB values 164, 182, 230 and HSL 224°, 57%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A4B6E6#A4B6E6
HEX#A4B6E6
RGBrgb(164, 182, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7137, 0.902
RGB percentages64.3%, 71.4%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(223.6, 56.9%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 28.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK28.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,794,726
CSS custom property--colour: #A4B6E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.41:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#5B4919

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BAE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B4E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#92BFC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 19.8Sky blue · ΔE 20.6Light blue · ΔE 23.3Lavender · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D4A4
Analogous#A4D7E6, #B3A4E6
Triadic#E6A4B6, #B6E6A4
Split complementary#E6B3A4, #D7E6A4
Tetradic#E6A4D7, #E6D4A4, #A4E6B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F6FC
Lighter +10%#CCD6F1
Darker −10%#7C96DB
Darker −20%#5476D0
Darker −30%#3459BD
Darker −40%#294695
More saturated +25%#96AFF5
Less saturated −25%#B3BDD8

Channel breakdown

R164
G182
B230
Red164 (64.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)56.9%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G B6 · B E6

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