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Recognised as Colour

#A8D9FC

  • #A8D9FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A8D9FC is a blue with RGB values 168, 217, 252 and HSL 205°, 93%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A8D9FC#A8D9FC
HEX#A8D9FC
RGBrgb(168, 217, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.851, 0.9882
RGB percentages65.9%, 85.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(205, 93.3%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205, 33.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK33.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,065,852
CSS custom property--colour: #A8D9FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#572603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD8FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFCFFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#8DE2E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.5Sky blue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 11.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.2Powder blue · ΔE 15.6Lavender · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCCBA8
Analogous#A8FCF5, #A8AFFC
Triadic#FCA8D9, #D9FCA8
Split complementary#FCA8AF, #FCF5A8
Tetradic#F5A8FC, #FCCBA8, #AFFCA8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9EFFE
Darker −10%#77C3FA
Darker −20%#45AEF9
Darker −30%#1498F7
Darker −40%#077DD1
More saturated +25%#A5DAFF
Less saturated −25%#B3D7F1

Channel breakdown

R168
G217
B252
Red168 (65.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue205°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G D9 · B FC

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