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Colour

#A6CBEE

  • #A6CBEE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A6CBEE is a blue with RGB values 166, 203, 238 and HSL 209°, 68%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A6CBEE#A6CBEE
HEX#A6CBEE
RGBrgb(166, 203, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.7961, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.1%, 79.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(209.2, 67.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 30.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK30.3%, 14.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,931,182
CSS custom property--colour: #A6CBEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.4:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#593411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDCBF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4C4EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#90D3D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Light skyblue · ΔE 9.8Sky blue · ΔE 10.6Light blue · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.5Lavender · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC9A6
Analogous#A6EEED, #A6A7EE
Triadic#EEA6CB, #CBEEA6
Split complementary#EEA6A7, #EEEDA6
Tetradic#EDA6EE, #EEC9A6, #A7EEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#D1E4F6
Darker −10%#7BB2E6
Darker −20%#5099DE
Darker −30%#2880D3
Darker −40%#2066A8
More saturated +25%#99CBFB
Less saturated −25%#B3CBE1

Channel breakdown

R166
G203
B238
Red166 (65.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue209.17°
Saturation (HSL)67.92%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G CB · B EE

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