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Recognised as Colour

#ACC9D6

  • #ACC9D6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#ACC9D6 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 201, 214 and HSL 199°, 34%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ACC9D6#ACC9D6
HEX#ACC9D6
RGBrgb(172, 201, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7882, 0.8392
RGB percentages67.5%, 78.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(198.6, 33.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.6, 19.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK19.6%, 6.1%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,323,862
CSS custom property--colour: #ACC9D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55399WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#533629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C7D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC2D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A0CDCDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.3Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Powder blue · ΔE 10.1Silver · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 14
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.28, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B9AC
Analogous#ACD6CE, #ACB4D6
Triadic#D6ACC9, #C9D6AC
Split complementary#D6ACB4, #D6CEAC
Tetradic#CEACD6, #D6B9AC, #B4D6AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F5F8
Lighter +10%#CEDFE7
Darker −10%#8AB3C5
Darker −20%#689DB4
Darker −30%#4D849C
Darker −40%#3C677A
More saturated +25%#9DCFE6
Less saturated −25%#BCC3C7

Channel breakdown

R172
G201
B214
Red172 (67.5%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue198.57°
Saturation (HSL)33.87%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G C9 · B D6

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