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Recognised as Colour

#ACA5C8

  • #ACA5C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ACA5C8 is a blue with RGB values 172, 165, 200 and HSL 252°, 24%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ACA5C8#ACA5C8
HEX#ACA5C8
RGBrgb(172, 165, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6471, 0.7843
RGB percentages67.5%, 64.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(252, 24.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 17.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK14%, 17.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,314,632
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA5C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.97:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#535A37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EAACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EA9C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#A7AAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.7Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dark grey · ΔE 19.4Silver · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1C8A5
Analogous#A5AFC8, #BDA5C8
Triadic#C8ACA5, #A5C8AC
Split complementary#C8BDA5, #AFC8A5
Tetradic#C8A5AF, #C1C8A5, #A5C8BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E4EF
Lighter +10%#C9C5DB
Darker −10%#8F85B5
Darker −20%#7266A1
Darker −30%#5B5084
Darker −40%#453D64
More saturated +25%#A193DA
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R172
G165
B200
Red172 (67.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A5 · B C8

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