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Colour

#A5CDEE

  • #A5CDEE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5CDEE is a blue with RGB values 165, 205, 238 and HSL 207°, 68%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A5CDEE#A5CDEE
HEX#A5CDEE
RGBrgb(165, 205, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.8039, 0.9333
RGB percentages64.7%, 80.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(207.1, 68.2%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.1, 30.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK30.7%, 13.9%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,866,158
CSS custom property--colour: #A5CDEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57835WCAG 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 12.57:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#5A3211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0CDF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8FD5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.2Sky blue · ΔE 9.4Light skyblue · ΔE 9.6Light blue · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Lavender · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC6A5
Analogous#A5EEEB, #A5A9EE
Triadic#EEA5CD, #CDEEA5
Split complementary#EEA5A9, #EEEBA5
Tetradic#EBA5EE, #EEC6A5, #A9EEA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFE
Lighter +10%#D0E5F6
Darker −10%#7AB5E6
Darker −20%#4F9DDE
Darker −30%#2885D2
Darker −40%#206AA7
More saturated +25%#98CEFB
Less saturated −25%#B2CCE1

Channel breakdown

R165
G205
B238
Red165 (64.7%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue207.12°
Saturation (HSL)68.22%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G CD · B EE

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