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Colour

#A4BBFF

  • #A4BBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A4BBFF is a blue with RGB values 164, 187, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A4BBFF#A4BBFF
HEX#A4BBFF
RGBrgb(164, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages64.3%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(224.8, 100%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 35.7%, 100%)
CMYK35.7%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,796,031
CSS custom property--colour: #A4BBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#5B4400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB9FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#89C9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 22.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Sky blue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE8A4
Analogous#A4E8FF, #BBA4FF
Triadic#FFA4BB, #BBFFA4
Split complementary#FFBBA4, #E8FFA4
Tetradic#FFA4E8, #FFE8A4, #A4FFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7E1FF
Darker −10%#7195FF
Darker −20%#3E6FFF
Darker −30%#0B49FF
Darker −40%#0036D7
More saturated +25%#A4BBFF
Less saturated −25%#AFC1F4

Channel breakdown

R164
G187
B255
Red164 (64.3%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue224.84°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G BB · B FF

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