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Recognised as Colour

#A4C3FE

  • #A4C3FE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A4C3FE is a blue with RGB values 164, 195, 254 and HSL 219°, 98%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A4C3FE#A4C3FE
HEX#A4C3FE
RGBrgb(164, 195, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.7647, 0.9961
RGB percentages64.3%, 76.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(219.3, 97.8%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 35.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK35.4%, 23.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,798,078
CSS custom property--colour: #A4C3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#5B3C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#88CFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.4Thistle · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDFA4
Analogous#A4F0FE, #B2A4FE
Triadic#FEA4C3, #C3FEA4
Split complementary#FEB2A4, #F0FEA4
Tetradic#FEA4F0, #FEDFA4, #A4FEB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6E4FF
Darker −10%#72A2FD
Darker −20%#3F80FD
Darker −30%#0D5FFC
Darker −40%#024AD4
More saturated +25%#A3C3FF
Less saturated −25%#B0C7F3

Channel breakdown

R164
G195
B254
Red164 (64.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue219.33°
Saturation (HSL)97.83%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A4 · G C3 · B FE

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