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Recognised as Colour

#ACADEB

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

#ACADEB is a blue with RGB values 172, 173, 235 and HSL 239°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ACADEB#ACADEB
HEX#ACADEB
RGBrgb(172, 173, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6784, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.5%, 67.8%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(239, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK26.8%, 26.4%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,715
CSS custom property--colour: #ACADEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#535214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB0E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 22.2Thistle · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBEAAC
Analogous#ACCDEB, #CBACEB
Triadic#EBACAD, #ADEBAC
Split complementary#EBCBAC, #CDEBAC
Tetradic#EBACCD, #EBEAAC, #ACEBCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D5D6F5
Darker −10%#8384E1
Darker −20%#5A5CD7
Darker −30%#3134CD
Darker −40%#2729A4
More saturated +25%#9FA1F8
Less saturated −25%#B9B9DE

Channel breakdown

R172
G173
B235
Red172 (67.5%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue239.05°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AD · B EB

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