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Colour

#A8B6FE

  • #A8B6FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A8B6FE is a blue with RGB values 168, 182, 254 and HSL 230°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A8B6FE#A8B6FE
HEX#A8B6FE
RGBrgb(168, 182, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7137, 0.9961
RGB percentages65.9%, 71.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(230.2, 97.7%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 33.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK33.9%, 28.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,056,894
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B6FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.79:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#574901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B7FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#90C4CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 24.5Light steelblue · ΔE 25.6Plum · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Thistle · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF0A8
Analogous#A8E1FE, #C5A8FE
Triadic#FEA8B6, #B6FEA8
Split complementary#FEC5A8, #E1FEA8
Tetradic#FEA8E1, #FEF0A8, #A8FEC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAE0FF
Darker −10%#768CFD
Darker −20%#4361FD
Darker −30%#1137FC
Darker −40%#0225D8
More saturated +25%#A7B5FF
Less saturated −25%#B3BDF3

Channel breakdown

R168
G182
B254
Red168 (65.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue230.23°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B6 · B FE

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