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Colour

#A5AFF2

  • #A5AFF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A5AFF2 is a blue with RGB values 165, 175, 242 and HSL 232°, 75%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A5AFF2#A5AFF2
HEX#A5AFF2
RGBrgb(165, 175, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6863, 0.949
RGB percentages64.7%, 68.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(232.2, 74.8%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 31.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK31.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,858,482
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.01:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#5A500D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB6F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B0F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#90BCC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3Plum · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.9Thistle · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E8A5
Analogous#A5D6F2, #C2A5F2
Triadic#F2A5AF, #AFF2A5
Split complementary#F2C2A5, #D6F2A5
Tetradic#F2A5D6, #F2E8A5, #A5F2C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D2D7F8
Darker −10%#7887EC
Darker −20%#4C60E5
Darker −30%#2039DE
Darker −40%#1A2DB1
More saturated +25%#98A5FF
Less saturated −25%#B2B9E5

Channel breakdown

R165
G175
B242
Red165 (64.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue232.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.76%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AF · B F2

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