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Recognised as Colour

#ACB9EB

  • #ACB9EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACB9EB is a blue with RGB values 172, 185, 235 and HSL 228°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACB9EB#ACB9EB
HEX#ACB9EB
RGBrgb(172, 185, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7255, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.5%, 72.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(227.6, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK26.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,319,787
CSS custom property--colour: #ACB9EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49467WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.89:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#534614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AABDEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6B8EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC2CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.8Light skyblue · ΔE 17.9Thistle · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 22.2Lavender · ΔE 23.4Light blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDEAC
Analogous#ACD8EB, #BFACEB
Triadic#EBACB9, #B9EBAC
Split complementary#EBBFAC, #D8EBAC
Tetradic#EBACD8, #EBDEAC, #ACEBBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D5DCF5
Darker −10%#8396E1
Darker −20%#5A74D7
Darker −30%#3151CD
Darker −40%#2741A4
More saturated +25%#9FB1F8
Less saturated −25%#B9C1DE

Channel breakdown

R172
G185
B235
Red172 (67.5%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue227.62°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G B9 · B EB

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