Recognised as Colour

#ACB8EC

#ACB8EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACB8EC is a blue with RGB values 172, 184, 236 and HSL 229°, 63%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#ACB8EC

RGBrgb(172, 184, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7216, 0.9255

RGB percentages67.5%, 72.2%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(228.8, 62.7%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 27.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK27.1%, 22%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,319,532

CSS custom property--colour: #ACB8EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1

Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#534713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A9BDEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A4B8EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9CC2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.6 Thistle · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 23.2 Lavender · ΔE 24.2 Light blue · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE0AC

Analogous#ACD8EC, #C0ACEC

Triadic#ECACB8, #B8ECAC

Split complementary#ECC0AC, #D8ECAC

Tetradic#ECACD8, #ECE0AC, #ACECC0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D6DCF6

Darker −10%#8394E3

Darker −20%#5971D9

Darker −30%#2F4ED0

Darker −40%#263EA6

More saturated +25%#9FB0F9

Less saturated −25%#B9C0DF

Channel breakdown

R172

G184

B236

Red172 (67.5%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue228.75°

Saturation (HSL)62.75%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G B8 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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