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Recognised as Colour

#A5BEFC

  • #A5BEFC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A5BEFC is a blue with RGB values 165, 190, 252 and HSL 223°, 94%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A5BEFC#A5BEFC
HEX#A5BEFC
RGBrgb(165, 190, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7451, 0.9882
RGB percentages64.7%, 74.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(222.8, 93.5%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 34.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 24.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,862,332
CSS custom property--colour: #A5BEFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.37:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#5A4103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BBFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8BCAD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 24.1Thistle · ΔE 25.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE3A5
Analogous#A5EAFC, #B7A5FC
Triadic#FCA5BE, #BEFCA5
Split complementary#FCB7A5, #E9FCA5
Tetradic#FCA5EA, #FCE3A5, #A5FCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6E2FE
Darker −10%#749AFA
Darker −20%#4277F9
Darker −30%#1153F7
Darker −40%#0740CE
More saturated +25%#A2BDFF
Less saturated −25%#B1C3F0

Channel breakdown

R165
G190
B252
Red165 (64.7%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue222.76°
Saturation (HSL)93.55%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G BE · B FC

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