Colour
#ACA9BB
- #ACA9BB
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ACA9BB is a blue with RGB values 172, 169, 187 and HSL 250°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ACA9BB#ACA9BB
HEX#ACA9BB
RGBrgb(172, 169, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6627, 0.7333
RGB percentages67.5%, 66.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(250, 11.7%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 9.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK8%, 9.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,315,643
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA9BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#535644
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BBA9
Analogous#A9AFBB, #B5A9BB
Triadic#BBACA9, #A9BBAC
Split complementary#BBB5A9, #AFBBA9
Tetradic#BBA9AF, #B8BBA9, #A9BBB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G169
B187
Red172 (67.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)11.69%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G A9 · B BB
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