Colour

#ACB7EC

#ACB7EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACB7EC is a blue with RGB values 172, 183, 236 and HSL 230°, 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#ACB7EC

RGBrgb(172, 183, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7176, 0.9255

RGB percentages67.5%, 71.8%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(229.7, 62.7%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 27.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK27.1%, 22.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,319,276

CSS custom property--colour: #ACB7EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.74:1

Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8

Inverted#534813

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8BCEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A3B7EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#9CC1C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2 Thistle · ΔE 19.8 Sky blue · ΔE 23.8 Lavender · ΔE 24.8 Plum · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE1AC

Analogous#ACD7EC, #C1ACEC

Triadic#ECACB7, #B7ECAC

Split complementary#ECC1AC, #D7ECAC

Tetradic#ECACD7, #ECE1AC, #ACECC1

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%#8393E3

Darker −20%#596FD9

Darker −30%#2F4BD0

Darker −40%#263CA6

More saturated +25%#9FAFF9

Less saturated −25%#B9BFDF

Channel breakdown

R172

G183

B236

Red172 (67.5%)

Green183 (71.8%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue229.69°

Saturation (HSL)62.75%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G B7 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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