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Recognised as Colour

#A8BDDD

  • #A8BDDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8BDDD is a blue with RGB values 168, 189, 221 and HSL 216°, 44%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8BDDD#A8BDDD
HEX#A8BDDD
RGBrgb(168, 189, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7412, 0.8667
RGB percentages65.9%, 74.1%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(216.2, 43.8%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.2, 24%, 86.7%)
CMYK24%, 14.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,058,653
CSS custom property--colour: #A8BDDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4994WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#574222

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2BEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADB9DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9AC4C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.1Light blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Thistle · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.13, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC8A8
Analogous#A8D8DD, #ADA8DD
Triadic#DDA8BD, #BDDDA8
Split complementary#DDADA8, #D8DDA8
Tetradic#DDA8D8, #DDC8A8, #A8DDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F5FA
Lighter +10%#CDD9EB
Darker −10%#83A1CF
Darker −20%#5F85C0
Darker −30%#426BAA
Darker −40%#345485
More saturated +25%#99BAEC
Less saturated −25%#B7C0CE

Channel breakdown

R168
G189
B221
Red168 (65.9%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue216.23°
Saturation (HSL)43.8%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G BD · B DD

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