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Colour

#A8CEEA

  • #A8CEEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8CEEA is a blue with RGB values 168, 206, 234 and HSL 205°, 61%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8CEEA#A8CEEA
HEX#A8CEEA
RGBrgb(168, 206, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.8078, 0.9176
RGB percentages65.9%, 80.8%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(205.5, 61.1%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 28.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK28.2%, 12%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,063,018
CSS custom property--colour: #A8CEEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.68:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#573115

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2CDEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9C6EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#94D5D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.2Light blue · ΔE 8.4Sky blue · ΔE 9.4Light skyblue · ΔE 11.6Powder blue · ΔE 13.7Lavender · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAC4A8
Analogous#A8EAE5, #A8ADEA
Triadic#EAA8CE, #CEEAA8
Split complementary#EAA8AD, #EAE5A8
Tetradic#E5A8EA, #EAC4A8, #ADEAA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFCFE
Lighter +10%#D1E5F4
Darker −10%#7FB7E0
Darker −20%#56A0D6
Darker −30%#3088C9
Darker −40%#276CA0
More saturated +25%#9BD0F7
Less saturated −25%#B6CCDD

Channel breakdown

R168
G206
B234
Red168 (65.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue205.45°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G CE · B EA

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