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Recognised as Colour

#ACB2E0

  • #ACB2E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACB2E0 is a blue with RGB values 172, 178, 224 and HSL 233°, 46%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACB2E0#ACB2E0
HEX#ACB2E0
RGBrgb(172, 178, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.698, 0.8784
RGB percentages67.5%, 69.8%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(233.1, 45.6%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 23.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK23.2%, 20.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,317,984
CSS custom property--colour: #ACB2E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#534D1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A5B7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B3DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A0BAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Thistle · ΔE 16.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 23.4Lavender · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0DAAC
Analogous#ACCCE0, #C0ACE0
Triadic#E0ACB2, #B2E0AC
Split complementary#E0C0AC, #CCE0AC
Tetradic#E0ACCC, #E0DAAC, #ACE0C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F7FC
Lighter +10%#D1D4EE
Darker −10%#8790D2
Darker −20%#626DC4
Darker −30%#424FB1
Darker −40%#343E8C
More saturated +25%#9EA7EE
Less saturated −25%#BABDD2

Channel breakdown

R172
G178
B224
Red172 (67.5%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue233.08°
Saturation (HSL)45.61%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G B2 · B E0

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