Colour

#A6C4F2

#A6C4F2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6C4F2 is a blue with RGB values 166, 196, 242 and HSL 216°, 75%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6C4F2#A6C4F2

HEX#A6C4F2

RGBrgb(166, 196, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7686, 0.949

RGB percentages65.1%, 76.9%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(216.3, 74.5%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 31.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK31.4%, 19%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,929,394

CSS custom property--colour: #A6C4F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53998WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1

Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#593B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B4C6F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACBFF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#90CED3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 11.6 Sky blue · ΔE 16 Light blue · ΔE 19.2 Thistle · ΔE 21.2 Lavender · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2D4A6

Analogous#A6EAF2, #AEA6F2

Triadic#F2A6C4, #C4F2A6

Split complementary#F2AEA6, #EAF2A6

Tetradic#F2A6EA, #F2D4A6, #A6F2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D3E2F9

Darker −10%#79A7EC

Darker −20%#4D89E5

Darker −30%#216CDF

Darker −40%#1A56B2

More saturated +25%#99C1FF

Less saturated −25%#B3C7E5

Channel breakdown

R166

G196

B242

Red166 (65.1%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue216.32°

Saturation (HSL)74.51%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A6 · G C4 · B F2

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Colour values

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