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Recognised as Colour

#AACFE4

  • #AACFE4
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#AACFE4 is a blue with RGB values 170, 207, 228 and HSL 202°, 52%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#AACFE4#AACFE4
HEX#AACFE4
RGBrgb(170, 207, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8118, 0.8941
RGB percentages66.7%, 81.2%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(201.7, 51.8%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 25.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK25.4%, 9.2%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,194,340
CSS custom property--colour: #AACFE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#55301B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5CDE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC7E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99D5D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.2Light steelblue · ΔE 6.9Sky blue · ΔE 10.2Powder blue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Lavender · ΔE 16.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4BFAA
Analogous#AAE4DC, #AAB2E4
Triadic#E4AACF, #CFE4AA
Split complementary#E4AAB2, #E4DCAA
Tetradic#DCAAE4, #E4BFAA, #B2E4AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7FBFD
Lighter +10%#D1E5F0
Darker −10%#83B9D8
Darker −20%#5DA3CB
Darker −30%#3B8CBA
Darker −40%#2F6F93
More saturated +25%#9CD3F2
Less saturated −25%#B8CBD6

Channel breakdown

R170
G207
B228
Red170 (66.7%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue201.72°
Saturation (HSL)51.79%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G CF · B E4

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