Recognised as Colour

#A8BFDD

#A8BFDD
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8BFDD is a blue with RGB values 168, 191, 221 and HSL 214°, 44%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8BFDD#A8BFDD

HEX#A8BFDD

RGBrgb(168, 191, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.749, 0.8667

RGB percentages65.9%, 74.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(214, 43.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214, 24%, 86.7%)

CMYK24%, 13.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,059,165

CSS custom property--colour: #A8BFDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.16:1

Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#574022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5C0DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AFBBDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Tritanopia#9AC5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3 Light blue · ΔE 13.5 Sky blue · ΔE 14.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9 Thistle · ΔE 17.1 Silver · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.03, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DDC6A8

Analogous#A8DADD, #ABA8DD

Triadic#DDA8BF, #BFDDA8

Split complementary#DDABA8, #DADDA8

Tetradic#DDA8DA, #DDC6A8, #A8DDAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F5FA

Lighter +10%#CDDAEB

Darker −10%#83A4CF

Darker −20%#5F89C0

Darker −30%#426FAA

Darker −40%#345785

More saturated +25%#99BDEC

Less saturated −25%#B7C1CE

Channel breakdown

R168

G191

B221

Red168 (65.9%)

Green191 (74.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue213.96°

Saturation (HSL)43.8%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A8 · G BF · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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