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Recognised as Colour

#ACCAD6

  • #ACCAD6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#ACCAD6 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 202, 214 and HSL 197°, 34%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ACCAD6#ACCAD6
HEX#ACCAD6
RGBrgb(172, 202, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7922, 0.8392
RGB percentages67.5%, 79.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(197.1, 33.9%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 19.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK19.6%, 5.6%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,324,118
CSS custom property--colour: #ACCAD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.17:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#533529

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3C8D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC3D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0CECEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.9Light steelblue · ΔE 8.6Powder blue · ΔE 9.5Silver · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 12.9Sky blue · ΔE 14.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B8AC
Analogous#ACD6CD, #ACB5D6
Triadic#D6ACCA, #CAD6AC
Split complementary#D6ACB5, #D6CDAC
Tetradic#CDACD6, #D6B8AC, #B5D6AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F6F8
Lighter +10%#CEE0E7
Darker −10%#8AB4C5
Darker −20%#689EB4
Darker −30%#4D859C
Darker −40%#3C687A
More saturated +25%#9DD1E6
Less saturated −25%#BCC3C7

Channel breakdown

R172
G202
B214
Red172 (67.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue197.14°
Saturation (HSL)33.87%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G CA · B D6

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