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Recognised as Colour

#A5CBF7

  • #A5CBF7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A5CBF7 is a blue with RGB values 165, 203, 247 and HSL 212°, 84%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A5CBF7#A5CBF7
HEX#A5CBF7
RGBrgb(165, 203, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.7961, 0.9686
RGB percentages64.7%, 79.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(212.2, 83.7%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 33.2%, 96.9%)
CMYK33.2%, 17.8%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,865,655
CSS custom property--colour: #A5CBF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#5A3408

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBCCF9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C4F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD5D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 9Light steelblue · ΔE 10.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.3Light blue · ΔE 16.9Lavender · ΔE 20.6Powder blue · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7D1A5
Analogous#A5F4F7, #A8A5F7
Triadic#F7A5CB, #CBF7A5
Split complementary#F7A8A5, #F4F7A5
Tetradic#F7A5F4, #F7D1A5, #A5F7A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D4E6FB
Darker −10%#76B0F3
Darker −20%#4795EF
Darker −30%#187AEB
Darker −40%#1162BF
More saturated +25%#9DCAFF
Less saturated −25%#B1CCEB

Channel breakdown

R165
G203
B247
Red165 (64.7%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue212.2°
Saturation (HSL)83.67%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G CB · B F7

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