Colour

#ACA3CB

#ACA3CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#ACA3CB is a blue with RGB values 172, 163, 203 and HSL 254°, 28%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ACA3CB#ACA3CB

HEX#ACA3CB

RGBrgb(172, 163, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6392, 0.7961

RGB percentages67.5%, 63.9%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(253.5, 27.8%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.5, 19.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK15.3%, 19.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,314,123

CSS custom property--colour: #ACA3CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.86:1

Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#535C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9BA9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9CA8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#A6A9B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 15.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5 Plum · ΔE 21.9 Dark grey · ΔE 22.3 Slate grey · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C2CBA3

Analogous#A3AECB, #C0A3CB

Triadic#CBACA3, #A3CBAC

Split complementary#CBC0A3, #AECBA3

Tetradic#CBA3AE, #C2CBA3, #A3CBC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E7E4F0

Lighter +10%#C9C4DD

Darker −10%#8F82B9

Darker −20%#7162A6

Darker −30%#5A4D88

Darker −40%#453A67

More saturated +25%#A291DD

Less saturated −25%#B6B5B9

Channel breakdown

R172

G163

B203

Red172 (67.5%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue253.5°

Saturation (HSL)27.78%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G A3 · B CB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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