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Colour

#AAC6DC

  • #AAC6DC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAC6DC is a blue with RGB values 170, 198, 220 and HSL 206°, 42%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAC6DC#AAC6DC
HEX#AAC6DC
RGBrgb(170, 198, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7765, 0.8627
RGB percentages66.7%, 77.6%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(206.4, 41.7%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 22.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.7%, 10%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,192,028
CSS custom property--colour: #AAC6DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#553923

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC5DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9CCBCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.5Light blue · ΔE 8.6Sky blue · ΔE 12.5Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Silver · ΔE 14.8Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.54, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC0AA
Analogous#AADCD9, #AAADDC
Triadic#DCAAC6, #C6DCAA
Split complementary#DCAAAD, #DCD9AA
Tetradic#D9AADC, #DCC0AA, #ADDCAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F6FA
Lighter +10%#CEDEEB
Darker −10%#86AECD
Darker −20%#6296BE
Darker −30%#457CA8
Darker −40%#366284
More saturated +25%#9BC8EB
Less saturated −25%#B9C4CD

Channel breakdown

R170
G198
B220
Red170 (66.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue206.4°
Saturation (HSL)41.67%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G C6 · B DC

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