Colour
#ACAFC8
- #ACAFC8
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#ACAFC8 is a blue with RGB values 172, 175, 200 and HSL 234°, 20%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#ACAFC8#ACAFC8
HEX#ACAFC8
RGBrgb(172, 175, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6863, 0.7843
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(233.6, 20.3%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.6, 14%, 78.4%)
CMYK14%, 12.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,317,192
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAFC8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#535037
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C8C5AC
Analogous#ACBDC8, #B7ACC8
Triadic#C8ACAF, #AFC8AC
Split complementary#C8B7AC, #BDC8AC
Tetradic#C8ACBD, #C8C5AC, #ACC8B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G175
B200
Red172 (67.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue233.57°
Saturation (HSL)20.29%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AF · B C8
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