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Colour

#ACCAF8

  • #ACCAF8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACCAF8 is a blue with RGB values 172, 202, 248 and HSL 216°, 84%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACCAF8#ACCAF8
HEX#ACCAF8
RGBrgb(172, 202, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7922, 0.9725
RGB percentages67.5%, 79.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(216.3, 84.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 30.6%, 97.3%)
CMYK30.6%, 18.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,324,152
CSS custom property--colour: #ACCAF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57789WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.56:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#533507

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BACCFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2C5F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#96D4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11Light skyblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 16Light blue · ΔE 18.6Lavender · ΔE 20Thistle · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8DAAC
Analogous#ACF0F8, #B4ACF8
Triadic#F8ACCA, #CAF8AC
Split complementary#F8B4AC, #F0F8AC
Tetradic#F8ACF0, #F8DAAC, #ACF8B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE8FC
Darker −10%#7DACF4
Darker −20%#4E8EF0
Darker −30%#1F70EC
Darker −40%#1159C7
More saturated +25%#A5C9FF
Less saturated −25%#B7CCED

Channel breakdown

R172
G202
B248
Red172 (67.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue216.32°
Saturation (HSL)84.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G CA · B F8

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