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Colour

#A4BCF4

  • #A4BCF4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A4BCF4 is a blue with RGB values 164, 188, 244 and HSL 222°, 78%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A4BCF4#A4BCF4
HEX#A4BCF4
RGBrgb(164, 188, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7373, 0.9569
RGB percentages64.3%, 73.7%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(222, 78.4%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 32.8%, 95.7%)
CMYK32.8%, 23%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,796,276
CSS custom property--colour: #A4BCF4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#5B430B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC0F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2B9F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8DC7CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 21.8Thistle · ΔE 23.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DCA4
Analogous#A4E4F4, #B4A4F4
Triadic#F4A4BC, #BCF4A4
Split complementary#F4B4A4, #E4F4A4
Tetradic#F4A4E4, #F4DCA4, #A4F4B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2DDFA
Darker −10%#769AEF
Darker −20%#4979E9
Darker −30%#1B57E4
Darker −40%#1646B6
More saturated +25%#99B8FF
Less saturated −25%#B1C1E7

Channel breakdown

R164
G188
B244
Red164 (64.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue222°
Saturation (HSL)78.43%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G BC · B F4

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