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Recognised as Colour

#AAC0DA

  • #AAC0DA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAC0DA is a blue with RGB values 170, 192, 218 and HSL 213°, 39%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAC0DA#AAC0DA
HEX#AAC0DA
RGBrgb(170, 192, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7529, 0.8549
RGB percentages66.7%, 75.3%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(212.5, 39.3%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.5, 22%, 85.5%)
CMYK22%, 11.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,190,490
CSS custom property--colour: #AAC0DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#553F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7C0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BCD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9DC6C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 1.7Light blue · ΔE 12.1Sky blue · ΔE 14.4Silver · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 16.1Thistle · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 1.72, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC4AA
Analogous#AAD8DA, #ACAADA
Triadic#DAAAC0, #C0DAAA
Split complementary#DAACAA, #D8DAAA
Tetradic#DAAAD8, #DAC4AA, #AADAAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F5F9
Lighter +10%#CEDAE9
Darker −10%#86A6CB
Darker −20%#638BBB
Darker −30%#4772A4
Darker −40%#385980
More saturated +25%#9BBFE9
Less saturated −25%#B9C1CB

Channel breakdown

R170
G192
B218
Red170 (66.7%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue212.5°
Saturation (HSL)39.34%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G C0 · B DA

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