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Colour

#A5ADF0

  • #A5ADF0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A5ADF0 is a blue with RGB values 165, 173, 240 and HSL 234°, 71%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A5ADF0#A5ADF0
HEX#A5ADF0
RGBrgb(165, 173, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6784, 0.9412
RGB percentages64.7%, 67.8%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(233.6, 71.4%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 31.2%, 94.1%)
CMYK31.2%, 27.9%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,968
CSS custom property--colour: #A5ADF0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#5A520F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B4F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AFEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Tritanopia#91BAC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 23.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Thistle · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F0E8A5
Analogous#A5D3F0, #C3A5F0
Triadic#F0A5AD, #ADF0A5
Split complementary#F0C3A5, #D3F0A5
Tetradic#F0A5D3, #F0E8A5, #A5F0C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#D1D5F7
Darker −10%#7985E9
Darker −20%#4E5DE1
Darker −30%#2437D8
Darker −40%#1D2CAC
More saturated +25%#98A3FD
Less saturated −25%#B2B7E3

Channel breakdown

R165
G173
B240
Red165 (64.7%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue233.6°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AD · B F0

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