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Colour

#A8C9FF

  • #A8C9FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A8C9FF is a blue with RGB values 168, 201, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A8C9FF#A8C9FF
HEX#A8C9FF
RGBrgb(168, 201, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.7882, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 78.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(217.2, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 21.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,061,759
CSS custom property--colour: #A8C9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#573600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6CCFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADC4FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8DD4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 22.6Lavender · ΔE 23.5Thistle · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDEA8
Analogous#A8F4FF, #B3A8FF
Triadic#FFA8C9, #C9FFA8
Split complementary#FFB2A8, #F4FFA8
Tetradic#FFA8F4, #FFDEA8, #A8FFB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE9FF
Darker −10%#75A9FF
Darker −20%#428AFF
Darker −30%#0F6AFF
Darker −40%#0053DB
More saturated +25%#A8C9FF
Less saturated −25%#B3CCF4

Channel breakdown

R168
G201
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue217.24°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G C9 · B FF

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