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Recognised as Colour

#A8ACDE

  • #A8ACDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8ACDE is a blue with RGB values 168, 172, 222 and HSL 236°, 45%, 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

#A8ACDE#A8ACDE
HEX#A8ACDE
RGBrgb(168, 172, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6745, 0.8706
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(235.6, 45%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.6, 24.3%, 87.1%)
CMYK24.3%, 22.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,302
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ACDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#575321

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB1E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CAEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB5BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 18.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEDAA8
Analogous#A8C7DE, #BFA8DE
Triadic#DEA8AC, #ACDEA8
Split complementary#DEBFA8, #C7DEA8
Tetradic#DEA8C7, #DEDAA8, #A8DEBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F3FA
Lighter +10%#CDCFEC
Darker −10%#8389D0
Darker −20%#5E65C2
Darker −30%#4149AC
Darker −40%#333987
More saturated +25%#999FED
Less saturated −25%#B7B9CF

Channel breakdown

R168
G172
B222
Red168 (65.9%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue235.56°
Saturation (HSL)45%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AC · B DE

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