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Recognised as Colour

#A1ACED

  • #A1ACED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A1ACED is a blue with RGB values 161, 172, 237 and HSL 231°, 68%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A1ACED#A1ACED
HEX#A1ACED
RGBrgb(161, 172, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6745, 0.9294
RGB percentages63.1%, 67.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(231.3, 67.9%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 32.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK32.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,595,565
CSS custom property--colour: #A1ACED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5E5312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B3F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ADEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#8DB8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 23.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Plum · ΔE 24.6Thistle · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDE2A1
Analogous#A1D2ED, #BCA1ED
Triadic#EDA1AC, #ACEDA1
Split complementary#EDBCA1, #D2EDA1
Tetradic#EDA1D2, #EDE2A1, #A1EDBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FD
Lighter +10%#CCD2F5
Darker −10%#7686E5
Darker −20%#4B60DD
Darker −30%#273FCE
Darker −40%#1F32A3
More saturated +25%#93A2FB
Less saturated −25%#AFB6DF

Channel breakdown

R161
G172
B237
Red161 (63.1%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue231.32°
Saturation (HSL)67.86%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G AC · B ED

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