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Recognised as Colour

#A6B2EA

  • #A6B2EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6B2EA is a blue with RGB values 166, 178, 234 and HSL 229°, 62%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6B2EA#A6B2EA
HEX#A6B2EA
RGBrgb(166, 178, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.698, 0.9176
RGB percentages65.1%, 69.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.4, 61.8%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 29.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK29.1%, 23.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,924,778
CSS custom property--colour: #A6B2EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45888WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#594D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1B7ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#94BDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2Thistle · ΔE 21.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADEA6
Analogous#A6D4EA, #BCA6EA
Triadic#EAA6B2, #B2EAA6
Split complementary#EABCA6, #D4EAA6
Tetradic#EAA6D4, #EADEA6, #A6EABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FD
Lighter +10%#CFD6F4
Darker −10%#7D8EE0
Darker −20%#536BD7
Darker −30%#2F4AC8
Darker −40%#253B9F
More saturated +25%#98A9F8
Less saturated −25%#B4BBDC

Channel breakdown

R166
G178
B234
Red166 (65.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)61.82%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G B2 · B EA

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