Colour

#ACB6EC

#ACB6EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACB6EC is a blue with RGB values 172, 182, 236 and HSL 231°, 63%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#ACB6EC

RGBrgb(172, 182, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7137, 0.9255

RGB percentages67.5%, 71.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(230.6, 62.7%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 27.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK27.1%, 22.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,319,020

CSS custom property--colour: #ACB6EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.66:1

Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#534913

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6BBEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#9CC0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Thistle · ΔE 20.1 Sky blue · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25 Plum · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECE2AC

Analogous#ACD6EC, #C2ACEC

Triadic#ECACB6, #B6ECAC

Split complementary#ECC2AC, #D6ECAC

Tetradic#ECACD6, #ECE2AC, #ACECC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D6DBF6

Darker −10%#8392E3

Darker −20%#596DD9

Darker −30%#2F49D0

Darker −40%#263AA6

More saturated +25%#9FADF9

Less saturated −25%#B9BFDF

Channel breakdown

R172

G182

B236

Red172 (67.5%)

Green182 (71.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue230.63°

Saturation (HSL)62.75%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G B6 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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