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Colour

#A7BBEE

  • #A7BBEE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7BBEE is a blue with RGB values 167, 187, 238 and HSL 223°, 68%, 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

#A7BBEE#A7BBEE
HEX#A7BBEE
RGBrgb(167, 187, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7333, 0.9333
RGB percentages65.5%, 73.3%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(223.1, 67.6%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.1, 29.8%, 93.3%)
CMYK29.8%, 21.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,992,622
CSS custom property--colour: #A7BBEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#584411

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5B9EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#94C5CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 20.7Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Light blue · ΔE 23.7Lavender · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDAA7
Analogous#A7DEEE, #B7A7EE
Triadic#EEA7BB, #BBEEA7
Split complementary#EEB7A7, #DFEEA7
Tetradic#EEA7DE, #EEDAA7, #A7EEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFF
Lighter +10%#D2DCF6
Darker −10%#7C9AE6
Darker −20%#5279DD
Darker −30%#2959D3
Darker −40%#2147A8
More saturated +25%#9AB5FB
Less saturated −25%#B4C1E1

Channel breakdown

R167
G187
B238
Red167 (65.5%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue223.1°
Saturation (HSL)67.62%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G BB · B EE

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