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Recognised as Colour

#ACAFEB

  • #ACAFEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACAFEB is a blue with RGB values 172, 175, 235 and HSL 237°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACAFEB#ACAFEB
HEX#ACAFEB
RGBrgb(172, 175, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6863, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.5%, 68.6%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(237.1, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK26.8%, 25.5%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,317,227
CSS custom property--colour: #ACAFEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#535014

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CB2E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9DBAC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.4 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 text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.8Plum · ΔE 22.2Thistle · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 23.8Steel blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBE8AC
Analogous#ACCFEB, #C8ACEB
Triadic#EBACAF, #AFEBAC
Split complementary#EBC9AC, #CEEBAC
Tetradic#EBACCF, #EBE8AC, #ACEBC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D5D7F5
Darker −10%#8387E1
Darker −20%#5A60D7
Darker −30%#3139CD
Darker −40%#272DA4
More saturated +25%#9FA3F8
Less saturated −25%#B9BBDE

Channel breakdown

R172
G175
B235
Red172 (67.5%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue237.14°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G AF · B EB

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