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Recognised as Colour

#ACA0EC

  • #ACA0EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ACA0EC is a blue with RGB values 172, 160, 236 and HSL 249°, 67%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ACA0EC#ACA0EC
HEX#ACA0EC
RGBrgb(172, 160, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6275, 0.9255
RGB percentages67.5%, 62.7%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(249.5, 66.7%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.5, 32.2%, 92.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 32.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,313,388
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA0EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#535F13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CABEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9EADBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 30.3Thistle · ΔE 30.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0ECA0
Analogous#A0BAEC, #D2A0EC
Triadic#ECACA0, #A0ECAC
Split complementary#ECD2A0, #BAECA0
Tetradic#ECA0BA, #E0ECA0, #A0ECD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5FD
Lighter +10%#D1CBF5
Darker −10%#8776E4
Darker −20%#624BDB
Darker −30%#4228CB
Darker −40%#3420A0
More saturated +25%#A292FA
Less saturated −25%#B6AEDE

Channel breakdown

R172
G160
B236
Red172 (67.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue249.47°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A0 · B EC

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