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Recognised as Colour

#A7CDFF

  • #A7CDFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A7CDFF is a blue with RGB values 167, 205, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A7CDFF#A7CDFF
HEX#A7CDFF
RGBrgb(167, 205, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6549, 0.8039, 1
RGB percentages65.5%, 80.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.1, 100%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.1, 34.5%, 100%)
CMYK34.5%, 19.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,997,247
CSS custom property--colour: #A7CDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#583200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBCFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1C6FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8BD8DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 10.1Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 19.9Lavender · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 10.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD9A7
Analogous#A7F9FF, #ADA7FF
Triadic#FFA7CD, #CDFFA7
Split complementary#FFADA7, #F9FFA7
Tetradic#FFA7F9, #FFD9A7, #A7FFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DAEAFF
Darker −10%#74B0FF
Darker −20%#4193FF
Darker −30%#0E76FF
Darker −40%#005EDA
More saturated +25%#A7CDFF
Less saturated −25%#B2CEF4

Channel breakdown

R167
G205
B255
Red167 (65.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A7 · G CD · B FF

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