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Colour

#ACA5C2

  • #ACA5C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ACA5C2 is a blue with RGB values 172, 165, 194 and HSL 254°, 19%, 70%. 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

#ACA5C2#ACA5C2
HEX#ACA5C2
RGBrgb(172, 165, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6471, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.5%, 64.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(254.5, 19.2%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 14.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK11.3%, 14.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,314,626
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA5C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39576WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#535A3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA9C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A9C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A8A9AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 12.9Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Dark grey · ΔE 16.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.1Silver · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBC2A5
Analogous#A5ACC2, #BAA5C2
Triadic#C2ACA5, #A5C2AC
Split complementary#C2BAA5, #ACC2A5
Tetradic#C2A5AC, #BBC2A5, #A5C2BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E2EB
Lighter +10%#C8C3D7
Darker −10%#9087AD
Darker −20%#746899
Darker −30%#5D537B
Darker −40%#463F5C
More saturated +25%#A292D5
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R172
G165
B194
Red172 (67.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue254.48°
Saturation (HSL)19.21%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A5 · B C2

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