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Colour

#A5B1FF

  • #A5B1FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A5B1FF is a blue with RGB values 165, 177, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A5B1FF#A5B1FF
HEX#A5B1FF
RGBrgb(165, 177, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6941, 1
RGB percentages64.7%, 69.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(232, 100%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 35.3%, 100%)
CMYK35.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,859,007
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.33:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#5A4E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#92B3FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8BC0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Plum · ΔE 25.9Light skyblue · ΔE 27.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 29.1Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF3A5
Analogous#A5DEFF, #C6A5FF
Triadic#FFA5B1, #B1FFA5
Split complementary#FFC6A5, #DEFFA5
Tetradic#FFA5DE, #FFF3A5, #A5FFC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8DDFF
Darker −10%#7285FF
Darker −20%#3F59FF
Darker −30%#0C2CFF
Darker −40%#001DD8
More saturated +25%#A5B1FF
Less saturated −25%#B0B9F4

Channel breakdown

R165
G177
B255
Red165 (64.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue232°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G B1 · B FF

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