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Colour

#A6DEFE

  • #A6DEFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#A6DEFE is a blue with RGB values 166, 222, 254 and HSL 202°, 98%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#A6DEFE#A6DEFE
HEX#A6DEFE
RGBrgb(166, 222, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.651, 0.8706, 0.9961
RGB percentages65.1%, 87.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(201.8, 97.8%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 34.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK34.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,936,062
CSS custom property--colour: #A6DEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.5:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#592101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CFDCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3D2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#88E7E8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8Light skyblue · ΔE 9.4Light blue · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 7.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEC6A6
Analogous#A6FEF2, #A6B2FE
Triadic#FEA6DE, #DEFEA6
Split complementary#FEA6B2, #FEF2A6
Tetradic#F2A6FE, #FEC6A6, #B2FEA6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8F1FF
Darker −10%#74CBFD
Darker −20%#41B9FD
Darker −30%#0FA6FC
Darker −40%#0289D6
More saturated +25%#A5DEFF
Less saturated −25%#B1DBF3

Channel breakdown

R166
G222
B254
Red166 (65.1%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)97.78%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A6 · G DE · B FE

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