Colour

#AAD3E8

#AAD3E8
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#AAD3E8 is a blue with RGB values 170, 211, 232 and HSL 200°, 57%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

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HEX#AAD3E8

RGBrgb(170, 211, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8275, 0.9098

RGB percentages66.7%, 82.7%, 91%

HSLhsl(200.3, 57.4%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 26.7%, 91%)

CMYK26.7%, 9.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,195,368

CSS custom property--colour: #AAD3E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#552C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9D1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Deuteranopia#C0CAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#97D9DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 4.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 8.4 Powder blue · ΔE 9.4 Sky blue · ΔE 9.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 4.17, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E8BFAA

Analogous#AAE8DE, #AAB4E8

Triadic#E8AAD3, #D3E8AA

Split complementary#E8AAB4, #E8DEAA

Tetradic#DEAAE8, #E8BFAA, #B4E8AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFDFE

Lighter +10%#D2E8F3

Darker −10%#82BEDD

Darker −20%#5AA9D2

Darker −30%#3594C4

Darker −40%#2A759C

More saturated +25%#9DD7F6

Less saturated −25%#B8CFDB

Channel breakdown

R170

G211

B232

Red170 (66.7%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue200.32°

Saturation (HSL)57.41%

Lightness78.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G D3 · B E8

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Colour values

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