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Recognised as Colour

#ACA3EB

  • #ACA3EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ACA3EB is a blue with RGB values 172, 163, 235 and HSL 248°, 64%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ACA3EB#ACA3EB
HEX#ACA3EB
RGBrgb(172, 163, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6392, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.5%, 63.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(247.5, 64.3%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.5, 30.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK26.8%, 30.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,314,155
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA3EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#535C14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#90AAE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9EAFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Plum · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Thistle · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EBA3
Analogous#A3BEEB, #D0A3EB
Triadic#EBACA3, #A3EBAC
Split complementary#EBD0A3, #BEEBA3
Tetradic#EBA3BE, #E2EBA3, #A3EBD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F7FD
Lighter +10%#D2CDF4
Darker −10%#8679E2
Darker −20%#604FD9
Darker −30%#3F2CC9
Darker −40%#32239F
More saturated +25%#A195F9
Less saturated −25%#B6B1DD

Channel breakdown

R172
G163
B235
Red172 (67.5%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue247.5°
Saturation (HSL)64.29%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A3 · B EB

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