Recognised as Colour

#A4ACEE

#A4ACEE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A4ACEE is a blue with RGB values 164, 172, 238 and HSL 234°, 69%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#A4ACEE

RGBrgb(164, 172, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6431, 0.6745, 0.9333

RGB percentages64.3%, 67.5%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(233.5, 68.5%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 31.1%, 93.3%)

CMYK31.1%, 27.7%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,792,174

CSS custom property--colour: #A4ACEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF

Inverted#5B5311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#98B3F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#94AEECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#91B8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6 Plum · ΔE 23.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 25.3 Thistle · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EEE6A4

Analogous#A4D1EE, #C1A4EE

Triadic#EEA4AC, #ACEEA4

Split complementary#EEC1A4, #D1EEA4

Tetradic#EEA4D1, #EEE6A4, #A4EEC1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFAFE

Lighter +10%#CFD3F6

Darker −10%#7985E6

Darker −20%#4E5EDE

Darker −30%#273AD2

Darker −40%#1F2EA7

More saturated +25%#97A1FC

Less saturated −25%#B2B7E1

Channel breakdown

R164

G172

B238

Red164 (64.3%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue233.51°

Saturation (HSL)68.52%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A4 · G AC · B EE

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Colour values

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