Colour

#A3ACDA

#A3ACDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3ACDA is a blue with RGB values 163, 172, 218 and HSL 230°, 43%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#A3ACDA

RGBrgb(163, 172, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6745, 0.8549

RGB percentages63.9%, 67.5%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(230.2, 42.6%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 25.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK25.2%, 21.1%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,726,618

CSS custom property--colour: #A3ACDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1

Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#5C5325

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9FB0DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BACD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#96B4BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2 Thistle · ΔE 18.6 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 23 Sky blue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DAD1A3

Analogous#A3C8DA, #B5A3DA

Triadic#DAA3AC, #ACDAA3

Split complementary#DAB5A3, #C8DAA3

Tetradic#DAA3C8, #DAD1A3, #A3DAB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECEEF7

Lighter +10%#C7CDE9

Darker −10%#7F8BCB

Darker −20%#5A6ABD

Darker −30%#4151A3

Darker −40%#333F7E

More saturated +25%#93A1EA

Less saturated −25%#B3B7CA

Channel breakdown

R163

G172

B218

Red163 (63.9%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue230.18°

Saturation (HSL)42.64%

Lightness74.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A3 · G AC · B DA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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