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Recognised as Colour

#A8C1FB

  • #A8C1FB
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A8C1FB is a blue with RGB values 168, 193, 251 and HSL 222°, 91%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A8C1FB#A8C1FB
HEX#A8C1FB
RGBrgb(168, 193, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7569, 0.9843
RGB percentages65.9%, 75.7%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(221.9, 91.2%, 82.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 33.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK33.1%, 23.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,059,707
CSS custom property--colour: #A8C1FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#573E04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6BEFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#90CDD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 16Light steelblue · ΔE 17.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.6Lavender · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBE2A8
Analogous#A8EBFB, #B8A8FB
Triadic#FBA8C1, #C1FBA8
Split complementary#FBB8A8, #EBFBA8
Tetradic#FBA8EB, #FBE2A8, #A8FBB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9E4FD
Darker −10%#779EF9
Darker −20%#467CF7
Darker −30%#1659F4
Darker −40%#0945CE
More saturated +25%#A4BFFF
Less saturated −25%#B3C6F0

Channel breakdown

R168
G193
B251
Red168 (65.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue221.93°
Saturation (HSL)91.21%
Lightness82.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G C1 · B FB

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