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Recognised as Colour

#A3ACC5

  • #A3ACC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3ACC5 is a blue with RGB values 163, 172, 197 and HSL 224°, 23%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3ACC5#A3ACC5
HEX#A3ACC5
RGBrgb(163, 172, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6745, 0.7725
RGB percentages63.9%, 67.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(224.1, 22.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.1, 17.3%, 77.3%)
CMYK17.3%, 12.7%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,726,597
CSS custom property--colour: #A3ACC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5C533A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5AEC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ABC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB1B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Dark grey · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 15.5Silver · ΔE 15.7Slate grey · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5BCA3
Analogous#A3BDC5, #ABA3C5
Triadic#C5A3AC, #ACC5A3
Split complementary#C5ABA3, #BDC5A3
Tetradic#C5A3BD, #C5BCA3, #A3C5AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E2E4EC
Lighter +10%#C2C8D9
Darker −10%#8490B1
Darker −20%#64749E
Darker −30%#505C7F
Darker −40%#3C4660
More saturated +25%#90A3D8
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R163
G172
B197
Red163 (63.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue224.12°
Saturation (HSL)22.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AC · B C5

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