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Recognised as Colour

#A7ACE6

  • #A7ACE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7ACE6 is a blue with RGB values 167, 172, 230 and HSL 235°, 56%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7ACE6#A7ACE6
HEX#A7ACE6
RGBrgb(167, 172, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.6745, 0.902
RGB percentages65.5%, 67.5%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(235.2, 55.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.2, 27.4%, 90.2%)
CMYK27.4%, 25.2%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,988,774
CSS custom property--colour: #A7ACE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.69:1
Contrast with white2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#585319

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AEE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#98B6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 22.1Plum · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6E1A7
Analogous#A7CCE6, #C1A7E6
Triadic#E6A7AC, #ACE6A7
Split complementary#E6C2A7, #CCE6A7
Tetradic#E6A7CC, #E6E1A7, #A7E6C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7FD
Lighter +10%#CFD1F1
Darker −10%#7F87DB
Darker −20%#5861CF
Darker −30%#3641BE
Darker −40%#2B3396
More saturated +25%#99A0F4
Less saturated −25%#B5B8D8

Channel breakdown

R167
G172
B230
Red167 (65.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue235.24°
Saturation (HSL)55.75%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G AC · B E6

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