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Recognised as Colour

#A7B3FE

  • #A7B3FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A7B3FE is a blue with RGB values 167, 179, 254 and HSL 232°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A7B3FE#A7B3FE
HEX#A7B3FE
RGBrgb(167, 179, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.702, 0.9961
RGB percentages65.5%, 70.2%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(231.7, 97.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 34.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK34.3%, 29.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,990,590
CSS custom property--colour: #A7B3FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#584C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CBBFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#96B4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Plum · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF2A7
Analogous#A7DEFE, #C7A7FE
Triadic#FEA7B3, #B3FEA7
Split complementary#FEC7A7, #DEFEA7
Tetradic#FEA7DE, #FEF2A7, #A7FEC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9DFFF
Darker −10%#7587FD
Darker −20%#425CFD
Darker −30%#1030FC
Darker −40%#0220D7
More saturated +25%#A6B2FF
Less saturated −25%#B2BBF3

Channel breakdown

R167
G179
B254
Red167 (65.5%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue231.72°
Saturation (HSL)97.75%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G B3 · B FE

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