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Recognised as Colour

#A5B9E6

  • #A5B9E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5B9E6 is a blue with RGB values 165, 185, 230 and HSL 222°, 57%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5B9E6#A5B9E6
HEX#A5B9E6
RGBrgb(165, 185, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7255, 0.902
RGB percentages64.7%, 72.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(221.5, 56.5%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 28.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK28.3%, 19.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,861,030
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B9E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#5A4619

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBCE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B6E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#93C2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.8Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light blue · ΔE 21.2Lavender · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6D2A5
Analogous#A5DAE6, #B2A5E6
Triadic#E6A5B9, #B9E6A5
Split complementary#E6B2A5, #DAE6A5
Tetradic#E6A5DA, #E6D2A5, #A5E6B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FC
Lighter +10%#CDD8F1
Darker −10%#7D9ADB
Darker −20%#557BD0
Darker −30%#355FBD
Darker −40%#2A4B95
More saturated +25%#97B3F4
Less saturated −25%#B3BFD8

Channel breakdown

R165
G185
B230
Red165 (64.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)56.52%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G B9 · B E6

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