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Colour

#ACA8CD

  • #ACA8CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACA8CD is a blue with RGB values 172, 168, 205 and HSL 246°, 27%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACA8CD#ACA8CD
HEX#ACA8CD
RGBrgb(172, 168, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6588, 0.8039
RGB percentages67.5%, 65.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(246.5, 27%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 18%, 80.4%)
CMYK16.1%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,315,405
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA8CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41184WCAG 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 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#535732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0ADCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0ABCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A5AEB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Thistle · ΔE 14Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6Dark grey · ΔE 20.4Silver · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9CDA8
Analogous#A8B7CD, #BFA8CD
Triadic#CDACA8, #A8CDAC
Split complementary#CDBFA8, #B7CDA8
Tetradic#CDA8B7, #C9CDA8, #A8CDBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAE9F2
Lighter +10%#CBC8E0
Darker −10%#8D88BA
Darker −20%#6E67A8
Darker −30%#57508C
Darker −40%#433E6B
More saturated +25%#9F97DE
Less saturated −25%#B9B9BC

Channel breakdown

R172
G168
B205
Red172 (67.5%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue246.49°
Saturation (HSL)27.01%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A8 · B CD

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