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Recognised as Colour

#ACABCF

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

#ACABCF is a blue with RGB values 172, 171, 207 and HSL 242°, 27%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACABCF#ACABCF
HEX#ACABCF
RGBrgb(172, 171, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6706, 0.8118
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(241.7, 27.3%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 17.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK16.9%, 17.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,175
CSS custom property--colour: #ACABCF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#535430

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2AFD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ADCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A5B1B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.9Thistle · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Dark grey · ΔE 19.8Silver · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECFAB
Analogous#ABBCCF, #BEABCF
Triadic#CFACAB, #ABCFAC
Split complementary#CFBEAB, #BCCFAB
Tetradic#CFABBC, #CECFAB, #ABCFBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECECF4
Lighter +10%#CCCBE2
Darker −10%#8C8BBC
Darker −20%#6C6AAA
Darker −30%#54528F
Darker −40%#413F6F
More saturated +25%#9C9BE0
Less saturated −25%#BCBBBF

Channel breakdown

R172
G171
B207
Red172 (67.5%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue241.67°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AB · B CF

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