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Colour

#A8BDEF

  • #A8BDEF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8BDEF is a blue with RGB values 168, 189, 239 and HSL 222°, 69%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8BDEF#A8BDEF
HEX#A8BDEF
RGBrgb(168, 189, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7412, 0.9373
RGB percentages65.9%, 74.1%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(222.3, 68.9%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 29.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK29.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,058,671
CSS custom property--colour: #A8BDEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.19:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#574210

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC1F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BAEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94C7CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.3Sky blue · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 20.4Light blue · ΔE 22.8Lavender · ΔE 23.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFDAA8
Analogous#A8E1EF, #B7A8EF
Triadic#EFA8BD, #BDEFA8
Split complementary#EFB7A8, #E1EFA8
Tetradic#EFA8E1, #EFDAA8, #A8EFB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D3DEF7
Darker −10%#7D9CE7
Darker −20%#527CDF
Darker −30%#275BD7
Darker −40%#2049AB
More saturated +25%#9BB8FC
Less saturated −25%#B5C2E2

Channel breakdown

R168
G189
B239
Red168 (65.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue222.25°
Saturation (HSL)68.93%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G BD · B EF

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