Colour

#ACACD8

#ACACD8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACACD8 is a blue with RGB values 172, 172, 216 and HSL 240°, 36%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#ACACD8

RGBrgb(172, 172, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 0.8471

RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(240, 36.1%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 20.4%, 84.7%)

CMYK20.4%, 20.4%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,316,440

CSS custom property--colour: #ACACD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.6 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#535327

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1B1DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A0AED7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#A2B3BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21 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

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3 Thistle · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Dark grey · ΔE 24.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D8D8AC

Analogous#ACC2D8, #C2ACD8

Triadic#D8ACAC, #ACD8AC

Split complementary#D8C2AC, #C2D8AC

Tetradic#D8ACC2, #D8D8AC, #ACD8C2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F1F1F9

Lighter +10%#CFCFE8

Darker −10%#8989C8

Darker −20%#6767B7

Darker −30%#4B4BA0

Darker −40%#3B3B7D

More saturated +25%#9D9DE7

Less saturated −25%#BBBBC9

Channel breakdown

R172

G172

B216

Red172 (67.5%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)36.07%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B D8

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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