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Recognised as Colour

#AAC3F7

  • #AAC3F7
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAC3F7 is a blue with RGB values 170, 195, 247 and HSL 221°, 83%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAC3F7#AAC3F7
HEX#AAC3F7
RGBrgb(170, 195, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7647, 0.9686
RGB percentages66.7%, 76.5%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(220.5, 82.8%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 31.2%, 96.9%)
CMYK31.2%, 21.1%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,191,287
CSS custom property--colour: #AAC3F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#553C08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C6F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBFF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94CDD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Sky blue · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 21.6Light blue · ΔE 22.7Lavender · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7DEAA
Analogous#AAE9F7, #B8AAF7
Triadic#F7AAC3, #C3F7AA
Split complementary#F7B8AA, #E9F7AA
Tetradic#F7AAE9, #F7DEAA, #AAF7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D9E4FB
Darker −10%#7BA2F3
Darker −20%#4D81EE
Darker −30%#1E60EA
Darker −40%#124CC3
More saturated +25%#A2C0FF
Less saturated −25%#B6C7EB

Channel breakdown

R170
G195
B247
Red170 (66.7%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue220.52°
Saturation (HSL)82.8%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G C3 · B F7

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