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Recognised as Colour

#A7C3DC

  • #A7C3DC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A7C3DC is a blue with RGB values 167, 195, 220 and HSL 208°, 43%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A7C3DC#A7C3DC
HEX#A7C3DC
RGBrgb(167, 195, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.7647, 0.8627
RGB percentages65.5%, 76.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(208.3, 43.1%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 24.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK24.1%, 11.4%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,994,652
CSS custom property--colour: #A7C3DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#583C23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C3DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BDDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#98C9CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.8Light blue · ΔE 10.2Sky blue · ΔE 12.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.8Powder blue · ΔE 15.3Silver · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.85, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC0A7
Analogous#A7DCDA, #A7A9DC
Triadic#DCA7C3, #C3DCA7
Split complementary#DCA7A8, #DCDAA7
Tetradic#DBA7DC, #DCC0A7, #A8DCA7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F5F9
Lighter +10%#CBDCEB
Darker −10%#83AACD
Darker −20%#5E91BF
Darker −30%#4378A7
Darker −40%#345E83
More saturated +25%#98C4EB
Less saturated −25%#B6C2CD

Channel breakdown

R167
G195
B220
Red167 (65.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue208.3°
Saturation (HSL)43.09%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G C3 · B DC

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