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Colour

#A8B6FF

  • #A8B6FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A8B6FF is a blue with RGB values 168, 182, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 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

#A8B6FF#A8B6FF
HEX#A8B6FF
RGBrgb(168, 182, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7137, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 71.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.3, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,056,895
CSS custom property--colour: #A8B6FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49001WCAG 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 10.8:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#574900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FBDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B7FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#90C4D0no 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 text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Plum · ΔE 26Light steelblue · ΔE 26.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Thistle · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF1A8
Analogous#A8E2FF, #C5A8FF
Triadic#FFA8B6, #B6FFA8
Split complementary#FFC5A8, #E2FFA8
Tetradic#FFA8E2, #FFF1A8, #A8FFC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE1FF
Darker −10%#758BFF
Darker −20%#4260FF
Darker −30%#0F36FF
Darker −40%#0023DB
More saturated +25%#A8B6FF
Less saturated −25%#B3BDF4

Channel breakdown

R168
G182
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G B6 · B FF

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