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Recognised as Colour

#ACAAE6

  • #ACAAE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#ACAAE6 is a blue with RGB values 172, 170, 230 and HSL 242°, 55%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ACAAE6#ACAAE6
HEX#ACAAE6
RGBrgb(172, 170, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6667, 0.902
RGB percentages67.5%, 66.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(242, 54.5%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242, 26.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK25.2%, 26.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,315,942
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAAE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.65:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#535519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AB1E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AEE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9FB4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 20.6Light steelblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Thistle · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 20.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4E6AA
Analogous#AAC6E6, #CAAAE6
Triadic#E6ACAA, #AAE6AC
Split complementary#E6CAAA, #C6E6AA
Tetradic#E6AAC6, #E4E6AA, #AAE6CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FD
Lighter +10%#D2D1F2
Darker −10%#8683DA
Darker −20%#5F5BCF
Darker −30%#3D38BF
Darker −40%#302D97
More saturated +25%#9F9CF4
Less saturated −25%#B9B8D8

Channel breakdown

R172
G170
B230
Red172 (67.5%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue242°
Saturation (HSL)54.55%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AA · B E6

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