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Recognised as Colour

#ACC3E1

  • #ACC3E1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACC3E1 is a blue with RGB values 172, 195, 225 and HSL 214°, 47%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACC3E1#ACC3E1
HEX#ACC3E1
RGBrgb(172, 195, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7647, 0.8824
RGB percentages67.5%, 76.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(214, 46.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 23.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK23.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,322,337
CSS custom property--colour: #ACC3E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.65:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#533C1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C4E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BFE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC9CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.3Light blue · ΔE 12.7Sky blue · ΔE 14.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Lavender · ΔE 16.7Thistle · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.34, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CAAC
Analogous#ACDEE1, #AFACE1
Triadic#E1ACC3, #C3E1AC
Split complementary#E1B0AC, #DEE1AC
Tetradic#E1ACDE, #E1CAAC, #ACE1B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F9FC
Lighter +10%#D1DEEF
Darker −10%#87A8D3
Darker −20%#618DC6
Darker −30%#4172B3
Darker −40%#335B8E
More saturated +25%#9EC1EF
Less saturated −25%#BAC5D3

Channel breakdown

R172
G195
B225
Red172 (67.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue213.96°
Saturation (HSL)46.9%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G C3 · B E1

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