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Recognised as Colour

#ACC0DE

  • #ACC0DE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACC0DE is a blue with RGB values 172, 192, 222 and HSL 216°, 43%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACC0DE#ACC0DE
HEX#ACC0DE
RGBrgb(172, 192, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7529, 0.8706
RGB percentages67.5%, 75.3%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(216, 43.1%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 22.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK22.5%, 13.5%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,321,566
CSS custom property--colour: #ACC0DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#533F21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C1DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BCDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9FC6CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.6Light blue · ΔE 13.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Thistle · ΔE 16Lavender · ΔE 17
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.58, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DECAAC
Analogous#ACD9DE, #B1ACDE
Triadic#DEACC0, #C0DEAC
Split complementary#DEB1AC, #D9DEAC
Tetradic#DEACD9, #DECAAC, #ACDEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FB
Lighter +10%#D0DCED
Darker −10%#88A4CF
Darker −20%#6389C1
Darker −30%#456EAC
Darker −40%#365788
More saturated +25%#9EBDED
Less saturated −25%#BBC3D0

Channel breakdown

R172
G192
B222
Red172 (67.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)43.1%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G C0 · B DE

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