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Recognised as Colour

#ACBAEB

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

#ACBAEB is a blue with RGB values 172, 186, 235 and HSL 227°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACBAEB#ACBAEB
HEX#ACBAEB
RGBrgb(172, 186, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7294, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.5%, 72.9%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(226.7, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK26.8%, 20.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,320,043
CSS custom property--colour: #ACBAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#534514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABBEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC3CAno 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 text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Light skyblue · ΔE 17.3Thistle · ΔE 18.7Sky blue · ΔE 21.5Lavender · ΔE 22.8Light blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBDDAC
Analogous#ACD9EB, #BEACEB
Triadic#EBACBA, #BAEBAC
Split complementary#EBBEAC, #D9EBAC
Tetradic#EBACD9, #EBDDAC, #ACEBBE

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%#8398E1
Darker −20%#5A76D7
Darker −30%#3154CD
Darker −40%#2743A4
More saturated +25%#9FB3F8
Less saturated −25%#B9C1DE

Channel breakdown

R172
G186
B235
Red172 (67.5%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue226.67°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G BA · B EB

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