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Recognised as Colour

#ACCBD8

  • #ACCBD8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#ACCBD8 is a cyan with RGB values 172, 203, 216 and HSL 198°, 36%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ACCBD8#ACCBD8
HEX#ACCBD8
RGBrgb(172, 203, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7961, 0.8471
RGB percentages67.5%, 79.6%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(197.7, 36.1%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(197.7, 20.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK20.4%, 6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,324,376
CSS custom property--colour: #ACCBD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.29:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#533427

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C9D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC4D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0CFCFno 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 text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.4Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Powder blue · ΔE 9.3Silver · ΔE 12.6Light grey · ΔE 13.3Sky blue · ΔE 13.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8B9AC
Analogous#ACD8CF, #ACB5D8
Triadic#D8ACCB, #CBD8AC
Split complementary#D8ACB5, #D8CFAC
Tetradic#CFACD8, #D8B9AC, #B5D8AC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F6F9
Lighter +10%#CFE1E8
Darker −10%#89B5C8
Darker −20%#67A0B7
Darker −30%#4B87A0
Darker −40%#3B6A7D
More saturated +25%#9DD1E7
Less saturated −25%#BBC5C9

Channel breakdown

R172
G203
B216
Red172 (67.5%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue197.73°
Saturation (HSL)36.07%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G CB · B D8

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