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Colour

#ACB4CC

  • #ACB4CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACB4CC is a blue with RGB values 172, 180, 204 and HSL 225°, 24%, 74%. 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

#ACB4CC#ACB4CC
HEX#ACB4CC
RGBrgb(172, 180, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7059, 0.8
RGB percentages67.5%, 70.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(225, 23.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 15.7%, 80%)
CMYK15.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,318,476
CSS custom property--colour: #ACB4CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#534B33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB6CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB3CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A5B8BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Thistle · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 13.9Silver · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 16.8Light grey · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC4AC
Analogous#ACC4CC, #B4ACCC
Triadic#CCACB4, #B4CCAC
Split complementary#CCB4AC, #C4CCAC
Tetradic#CCACC4, #CCC4AC, #ACCCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEDF3
Lighter +10%#CCD1DF
Darker −10%#8C97B9
Darker −20%#6D7BA5
Darker −30%#55628A
Darker −40%#414C6B
More saturated +25%#9BACDD
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R172
G180
B204
Red172 (67.5%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)23.88%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G B4 · B CC

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