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Recognised as Colour

#A5ACDC

  • #A5ACDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A5ACDC is a blue with RGB values 165, 172, 220 and HSL 232°, 44%, 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

#A5ACDC#A5ACDC
HEX#A5ACDC
RGBrgb(165, 172, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6745, 0.8627
RGB percentages64.7%, 67.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(232.4, 44%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 25%, 86.3%)
CMYK25%, 21.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,692
CSS custom property--colour: #A5ACDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5A5323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB1DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BADDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#98B5BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Thistle · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Sky blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD5A5
Analogous#A5C7DC, #BAA5DC
Triadic#DCA5AC, #ACDCA5
Split complementary#DCBAA5, #C7DCA5
Tetradic#DCA5C7, #DCD5A5, #A5DCBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF0F9
Lighter +10%#CACEEA
Darker −10%#808ACE
Darker −20%#5C68BF
Darker −30%#414EA7
Darker −40%#333D82
More saturated +25%#95A0EC
Less saturated −25%#B5B8CC

Channel breakdown

R165
G172
B220
Red165 (64.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue232.36°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A5 · G AC · B DC

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