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Recognised as Colour

#AAC5FC

  • #AAC5FC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#AAC5FC is a blue with RGB values 170, 197, 252 and HSL 220°, 93%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#AAC5FC#AAC5FC
HEX#AAC5FC
RGBrgb(170, 197, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7725, 0.9882
RGB percentages66.7%, 77.3%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(220.2, 93.2%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 32.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK32.5%, 21.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,191,804
CSS custom property--colour: #AAC5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55507WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.1:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#553A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC1FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92D0D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 14.4Light steelblue · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.3Thistle · ΔE 23Lavender · ΔE 23.9Light blue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 14.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE1AA
Analogous#AAEEFC, #B8AAFC
Triadic#FCAAC5, #C5FCAA
Split complementary#FCB8AA, #EEFCAA
Tetradic#FCAAEE, #FCE1AA, #AAFCB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE7FE
Darker −10%#79A3FA
Darker −20%#4782F9
Darker −30%#1660F7
Darker −40%#074AD3
More saturated +25%#A7C4FF
Less saturated −25%#B5C9F1

Channel breakdown

R170
G197
B252
Red170 (66.7%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue220.24°
Saturation (HSL)93.18%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G C5 · B FC

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