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Colour

#ACACFF

  • #ACACFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ACACFF is a blue with RGB values 172, 172, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 84%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ACACFF#ACACFF
HEX#ACACFF
RGBrgb(172, 172, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6745, 1
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(240, 100%, 83.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 32.5%, 100%)
CMYK32.5%, 32.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,479
CSS custom property--colour: #ACACFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.1:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#535300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#90B1FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#97BBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Plum · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 27.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.6Steel blue · ΔE 32Light skyblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFFAC
Analogous#ACD6FF, #D6ACFF
Triadic#FFACAC, #ACFFAC
Split complementary#FFD6AC, #D6FFAC
Tetradic#FFACD6, #FFFFAC, #ACFFD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DFDFFF
Darker −10%#7979FF
Darker −20%#4646FF
Darker −30%#1313FF
Darker −40%#0000DF
More saturated +25%#ACACFF
Less saturated −25%#B6B6F5

Channel breakdown

R172
G172
B255
Red172 (67.5%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AC · B FF

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