Colour

#A8B4EC

#A8B4EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8B4EC is a blue with RGB values 168, 180, 236 and HSL 229°, 64%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#A8B4EC

RGBrgb(168, 180, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7059, 0.9255

RGB percentages65.9%, 70.6%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(229.4, 64.2%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 28.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK28.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,056,364

CSS custom property--colour: #A8B4EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.4:1

Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5

Inverted#574B13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3B9EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9FB4EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#96BEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 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 text10.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.9 Thistle · ΔE 21.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25 Steel blue · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECE0A8

Analogous#A8D6EC, #BEA8EC

Triadic#ECA8B4, #B4ECA8

Split complementary#ECBEA8, #D6ECA8

Tetradic#ECA8D6, #ECE0A8, #A8ECBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFCFE

Lighter +10%#D2D8F5

Darker −10%#7E90E3

Darker −20%#546CDA

Darker −30%#2D49CE

Darker −40%#243AA4

More saturated +25%#9BABF9

Less saturated −25%#B5BDDF

Channel breakdown

R168

G180

B236

Red168 (65.9%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue229.41°

Saturation (HSL)64.15%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G B4 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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