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Recognised as Colour

#A5B9F3

  • #A5B9F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5B9F3 is a blue with RGB values 165, 185, 243 and HSL 225°, 76%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5B9F3#A5B9F3
HEX#A5B9F3
RGBrgb(165, 185, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7255, 0.9529
RGB percentages64.7%, 72.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(224.6, 76.5%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 32.1%, 95.3%)
CMYK32.1%, 23.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,861,043
CSS custom property--colour: #A5B9F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.83:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#5A460C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BEF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B7F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC4CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 23.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3DFA5
Analogous#A5E0F3, #B8A5F3
Triadic#F3A5B9, #B9F3A5
Split complementary#F3B8A5, #E0F3A5
Tetradic#F3A5E0, #F3DFA5, #A5F3B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D2DCF9
Darker −10%#7896ED
Darker −20%#4B73E7
Darker −30%#1E50E1
Darker −40%#1840B4
More saturated +25%#99B3FF
Less saturated −25%#B2BFE6

Channel breakdown

R165
G185
B243
Red165 (64.7%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue224.62°
Saturation (HSL)76.47%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G B9 · B F3

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