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Recognised as Colour

#A7BBEB

  • #A7BBEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7BBEB is a blue with RGB values 167, 187, 235 and HSL 222°, 63%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7BBEB#A7BBEB
HEX#A7BBEB
RGBrgb(167, 187, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7333, 0.9216
RGB percentages65.5%, 73.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(222.4, 63%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 28.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK28.9%, 20.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,992,619
CSS custom property--colour: #A7BBEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#584414

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#95C4CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.9 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 text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.3Light skyblue · ΔE 15.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Thistle · ΔE 19.7Light blue · ΔE 22.3Lavender · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD7A7
Analogous#A7DDEB, #B5A7EB
Triadic#EBA7BB, #BBEBA7
Split complementary#EBB5A7, #DDEBA7
Tetradic#EBA7DD, #EBD7A7, #A7EBB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFE
Lighter +10%#D1DBF4
Darker −10%#7D9BE2
Darker −20%#547BD8
Darker −30%#2E5CCB
Darker −40%#2549A1
More saturated +25%#9AB5F8
Less saturated −25%#B5C1DE

Channel breakdown

R167
G187
B235
Red167 (65.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue222.35°
Saturation (HSL)62.96%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G BB · B EB

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