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Colour

#ACAEBA

  • #ACAEBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ACAEBA is a blue with RGB values 172, 174, 186 and HSL 231°, 9%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ACAEBA#ACAEBA
HEX#ACAEBA
RGBrgb(172, 174, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6824, 0.7294
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.2%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(231.4, 9.2%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 7.5%, 72.9%)
CMYK7.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,316,922
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAEBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#535145

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABAFBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAAEBAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.9Silver · ΔE 9.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light grey · ΔE 14.8Thistle · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAB8AC
Analogous#ACB5BA, #B1ACBA
Triadic#BAACAE, #AEBAAC
Split complementary#BAB1AC, #B5BAAC
Tetradic#BAACB5, #BAB8AC, #ACBAB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E4E8
Lighter +10%#C8C9D1
Darker −10%#9093A3
Darker −20%#74788C
Darker −30%#5D6070
Darker −40%#464854
More saturated +25%#99A0CD
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R172
G174
B186
Red172 (67.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)9.21%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AE · B BA

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