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Recognised as Colour

#A8B2F8

  • #A8B2F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A8B2F8 is a blue with RGB values 168, 178, 248 and HSL 233°, 85%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A8B2F8#A8B2F8
HEX#A8B2F8
RGBrgb(168, 178, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.698, 0.9725
RGB percentages65.9%, 69.8%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(232.5, 85.1%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 32.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK32.3%, 28.2%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,055,864
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B2F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46943WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#574D07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB9FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B3F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#93BFCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Plum · ΔE 24.5Light skyblue · ΔE 25Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1Thistle · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8EEA8
Analogous#A8DAF8, #C6A8F8
Triadic#F8A8B2, #B2F8A8
Split complementary#F8C6A8, #DAF8A8
Tetradic#F8A8DA, #F8EEA8, #A8F8C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7DCFC
Darker −10%#7988F4
Darker −20%#4A5EF0
Darker −30%#1A35ED
Darker −40%#1026C4
More saturated +25%#A1ADFF
Less saturated −25%#B4BBEC

Channel breakdown

R168
G178
B248
Red168 (65.9%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue232.5°
Saturation (HSL)85.11%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B2 · B F8

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