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Recognised as Colour

#A3C3FF

  • #A3C3FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A3C3FF is a blue with RGB values 163, 195, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A3C3FF#A3C3FF
HEX#A3C3FF
RGBrgb(163, 195, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.7647, 1
RGB percentages63.9%, 76.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 36.1%, 100%)
CMYK36.1%, 23.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,732,543
CSS custom property--colour: #A3C3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#5C3C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5BEFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#86CFD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15Light steelblue · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 21.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Thistle · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDFA3
Analogous#A3F1FF, #B1A3FF
Triadic#FFA3C3, #C3FFA3
Split complementary#FFB1A3, #F1FFA3
Tetradic#FFA3F1, #FFDFA3, #A3FFB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6E4FF
Darker −10%#70A2FF
Darker −20%#3D80FF
Darker −30%#0A5FFF
Darker −40%#004AD6
More saturated +25%#A3C3FF
Less saturated −25%#AFC6F4

Channel breakdown

R163
G195
B255
Red163 (63.9%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G C3 · B FF

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