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Recognised as Colour

#AC9AEF

  • #AC9AEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AC9AEF is a blue with RGB values 172, 154, 239 and HSL 253°, 73%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AC9AEF#AC9AEF
HEX#AC9AEF
RGBrgb(172, 154, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6039, 0.9373
RGB percentages67.5%, 60.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(252.7, 72.6%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 35.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK28%, 35.6%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,311,855
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9AEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#536510

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#83A7F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A5EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9DA9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Plum · ΔE 20.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 30.8Orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEF9A
Analogous#9AB2EF, #D79AEF
Triadic#EFAC9A, #9AEFAC
Split complementary#EFD79A, #B2EF9A
Tetradic#EF9AB2, #DDEF9A, #9AEFD7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F2FD
Lighter +10%#D0C6F6
Darker −10%#886EE8
Darker −20%#6442E1
Darker −30%#4621CF
Darker −40%#371AA3
More saturated +25%#A48BFE
Less saturated −25%#B4A9E0

Channel breakdown

R172
G154
B239
Red172 (67.5%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue252.71°
Saturation (HSL)72.65%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G 9A · B EF

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