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Recognised as Colour

#A8ACDB

  • #A8ACDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8ACDB is a blue with RGB values 168, 172, 219 and HSL 235°, 41%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8ACDB#A8ACDB
HEX#A8ACDB
RGBrgb(168, 172, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6745, 0.8588
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(235.3, 41.5%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 23.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK23.3%, 21.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,299
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ACDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.59:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#575324

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DAEDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB4BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Light slate grey · ΔE 23.1Plum · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD7A8
Analogous#A8C6DB, #BDA8DB
Triadic#DBA8AC, #ACDBA8
Split complementary#DBBDA8, #C6DBA8
Tetradic#DBA8C6, #DBD7A8, #A8DBBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F1F9
Lighter +10%#CCCEEA
Darker −10%#848ACC
Darker −20%#6067BD
Darker −30%#444CA6
Darker −40%#363C81
More saturated +25%#999FEA
Less saturated −25%#B7B9CC

Channel breakdown

R168
G172
B219
Red168 (65.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue235.29°
Saturation (HSL)41.46%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AC · B DB

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