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Recognised as Colour

#A7D2EC

  • #A7D2EC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#A7D2EC is a blue with RGB values 167, 210, 236 and HSL 203°, 64%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#A7D2EC#A7D2EC
HEX#A7D2EC
RGBrgb(167, 210, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.8235, 0.9255
RGB percentages65.5%, 82.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(202.6, 64.5%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.6, 29.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK29.2%, 11%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,998,508
CSS custom property--colour: #A7D2EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.07:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#582D13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6D1EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC9ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#92D9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.7Light steelblue · ΔE 8Sky blue · ΔE 8.3Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 11.8Lavender · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECC1A7
Analogous#A7ECE4, #A7AFEC
Triadic#ECA7D2, #D2ECA7
Split complementary#ECA7AF, #ECE4A7
Tetradic#E4A7EC, #ECC1A7, #B0ECA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFE
Lighter +10%#D1E7F5
Darker −10%#7DBDE3
Darker −20%#53A7DA
Darker −30%#2C91CE
Darker −40%#2373A4
More saturated +25%#9AD5F9
Less saturated −25%#B4CFDF

Channel breakdown

R167
G210
B236
Red167 (65.5%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue202.61°
Saturation (HSL)64.49%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G D2 · B EC

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