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Recognised as Colour

#A6C0EA

  • #A6C0EA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6C0EA is a blue with RGB values 166, 192, 234 and HSL 217°, 62%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6C0EA#A6C0EA
HEX#A6C0EA
RGBrgb(166, 192, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7529, 0.9176
RGB percentages65.1%, 75.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(217.1, 61.8%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 29.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK29.1%, 17.9%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,928,362
CSS custom property--colour: #A6C0EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51747WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#593F15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#93C9CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 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 text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Light skyblue · ΔE 12.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 18.1Thistle · ΔE 19.4Lavender · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD0A6
Analogous#A6E2EA, #AEA6EA
Triadic#EAA6C0, #C0EAA6
Split complementary#EAAEA6, #E2EAA6
Tetradic#EAA6E2, #EAD0A6, #A6EAAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFD
Lighter +10%#CFDDF4
Darker −10%#7DA3E0
Darker −20%#5386D7
Darker −30%#2F6AC8
Darker −40%#25549F
More saturated +25%#98BDF8
Less saturated −25%#B4C3DC

Channel breakdown

R166
G192
B234
Red166 (65.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue217.06°
Saturation (HSL)61.82%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G C0 · B EA

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