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Recognised as Colour

#A3CCED

  • #A3CCED
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A3CCED is a blue with RGB values 163, 204, 237 and HSL 207°, 67%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A3CCED#A3CCED
HEX#A3CCED
RGBrgb(163, 204, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.8, 0.9294
RGB percentages63.9%, 80%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(206.8, 67.3%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 31.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK31.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,734,829
CSS custom property--colour: #A3CCED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.42:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#5C3312

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECCEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C3ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#8CD4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Sky blue · ΔE 9Light skyblue · ΔE 9.3Light blue · ΔE 11.1Powder blue · ΔE 16.2Lavender · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC4A3
Analogous#A3EDE9, #A3A7ED
Triadic#EDA3CC, #CCEDA3
Split complementary#EDA3A7, #EDE9A3
Tetradic#E9A3ED, #EDC4A3, #A7EDA3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FBFE
Lighter +10%#CEE4F5
Darker −10%#78B4E5
Darker −20%#4E9DDC
Darker −30%#2884CF
Darker −40%#2069A4
More saturated +25%#95CDFB
Less saturated −25%#B1CBDF

Channel breakdown

R163
G204
B237
Red163 (63.9%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue206.76°
Saturation (HSL)67.27%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G CC · B ED

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