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Recognised as Colour

#AAC2D8

  • #AAC2D8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAC2D8 is a blue with RGB values 170, 194, 216 and HSL 209°, 37%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAC2D8#AAC2D8
HEX#AAC2D8
RGBrgb(170, 194, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7608, 0.8471
RGB percentages66.7%, 76.1%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(208.7, 37.1%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.7, 21.3%, 84.7%)
CMYK21.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,191,000
CSS custom property--colour: #AAC2D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#553D27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BAC2D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4BDD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC7C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.8Light blue · ΔE 10.1Sky blue · ΔE 13.8Silver · ΔE 14.1Powder blue · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.84, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8C0AA
Analogous#AAD8D7, #AAABD8
Triadic#D8AAC2, #C2D8AA
Split complementary#D8AAAB, #D8D7AA
Tetradic#D7AAD8, #D8C0AA, #ABD8AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F4F8
Lighter +10%#CDDBE8
Darker −10%#87A9C8
Darker −20%#6490B8
Darker −30%#4976A0
Darker −40%#395C7D
More saturated +25%#9BC3E8
Less saturated −25%#BAC1C9

Channel breakdown

R170
G194
B216
Red170 (66.7%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue208.7°
Saturation (HSL)37.1%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G C2 · B D8

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