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Recognised as Colour

#AACAF2

  • #AACAF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AACAF2 is a blue with RGB values 170, 202, 242 and HSL 213°, 73%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AACAF2#AACAF2
HEX#AACAF2
RGBrgb(170, 202, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7922, 0.949
RGB percentages66.7%, 79.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(213.3, 73.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 29.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK29.8%, 16.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,193,074
CSS custom property--colour: #AACAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57198WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.44:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#55350D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCCBF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3C4F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#95D3D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.2Light skyblue · ΔE 10.6Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Light blue · ΔE 15.3Lavender · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2D2AA
Analogous#AAEEF2, #AEAAF2
Triadic#F2AACA, #CAF2AA
Split complementary#F2AEAA, #EEF2AA
Tetradic#F2AAEE, #F2D2AA, #AAF2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6E6F9
Darker −10%#7EAEEB
Darker −20%#5293E4
Darker −30%#2577DE
Darker −40%#1C60B4
More saturated +25%#9EC9FE
Less saturated −25%#B6CBE6

Channel breakdown

R170
G202
B242
Red170 (66.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue213.33°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G CA · B F2

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