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Recognised as Colour

#A7BBE8

  • #A7BBE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7BBE8 is a blue with RGB values 167, 187, 232 and HSL 222°, 59%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7BBE8#A7BBE8
HEX#A7BBE8
RGBrgb(167, 187, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7333, 0.9098
RGB percentages65.5%, 73.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(221.5, 58.6%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 28%, 91%)
CMYK28%, 19.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,992,616
CSS custom property--colour: #A7BBE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#584417

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBEEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B8E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#96C4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 18.9Light blue · ΔE 20.9Lavender · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D4A7
Analogous#A7DBE8, #B4A7E8
Triadic#E8A7BB, #BBE8A7
Split complementary#E8B4A7, #DBE8A7
Tetradic#E8A7DB, #E8D4A7, #A7E8B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FD
Lighter +10%#CFDAF3
Darker −10%#7F9CDD
Darker −20%#567DD3
Darker −30%#335FC3
Darker −40%#284C9B
More saturated +25%#99B6F6
Less saturated −25%#B5C0DA

Channel breakdown

R167
G187
B232
Red167 (65.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)58.56%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G BB · B E8

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