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Colour

#A4BBEC

  • #A4BBEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A4BBEC is a blue with RGB values 164, 187, 236 and HSL 221°, 65%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A4BBEC#A4BBEC
HEX#A4BBEC
RGBrgb(164, 187, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7333, 0.9255
RGB percentages64.3%, 73.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(220.8, 65.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 30.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK30.5%, 20.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,796,012
CSS custom property--colour: #A4BBEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#5B4413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBEEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#90C5CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 19.3Thistle · ΔE 20.8Light blue · ΔE 22.5Lavender · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD5A4
Analogous#A4DFEC, #B1A4EC
Triadic#ECA4BB, #BBECA4
Split complementary#ECB1A4, #DFECA4
Tetradic#ECA4DF, #ECD5A4, #A4ECB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FAFE
Lighter +10%#CEDBF5
Darker −10%#7A9BE3
Darker −20%#507CDA
Darker −30%#2B5ECC
Darker −40%#224BA2
More saturated +25%#96B6FA
Less saturated −25%#B2C0DE

Channel breakdown

R164
G187
B236
Red164 (64.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue220.83°
Saturation (HSL)65.45%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G BB · B EC

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