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Recognised as Colour

#A8BBFF

  • #A8BBFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A8BBFF is a blue with RGB values 168, 187, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A8BBFF#A8BBFF
HEX#A8BBFF
RGBrgb(168, 187, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7333, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 73.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(226.9, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.9, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,058,175
CSS custom property--colour: #A8BBFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#574400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5C1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EBAFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8FC8D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 26.9Plum · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFECA8
Analogous#A8E7FF, #C0A8FF
Triadic#FFA8BB, #BBFFA8
Split complementary#FFC0A8, #E7FFA8
Tetradic#FFA8E7, #FFECA8, #A8FFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE3FF
Darker −10%#7593FF
Darker −20%#426BFF
Darker −30%#0F43FF
Darker −40%#0030DB
More saturated +25%#A8BBFF
Less saturated −25%#B3C1F4

Channel breakdown

R168
G187
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue226.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G BB · B FF

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