Colour

#ACBCDC

#ACBCDC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACBCDC is a blue with RGB values 172, 188, 220 and HSL 220°, 41%, 77%. 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

#ACBCDC#ACBCDC

HEX#ACBCDC

RGBrgb(172, 188, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7373, 0.8627

RGB percentages67.5%, 73.7%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(220, 40.7%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220, 21.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK21.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,320,540

CSS custom property--colour: #ACBCDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness187.4 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#534323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B2BEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEB9DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#A0C2C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 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 4.4 Thistle · ΔE 15.2 Light blue · ΔE 15.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.6 Sky blue · ΔE 16.8 Lavender · ΔE 18

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.44, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCCCAC

Analogous#ACD4DC, #B4ACDC

Triadic#DCACBC, #BCDCAC

Split complementary#DCB4AC, #D4DCAC

Tetradic#DCACD4, #DCCCAC, #ACDCB4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F6FA

Lighter +10%#D0D9EB

Darker −10%#889FCD

Darker −20%#6482BE

Darker −30%#4767A8

Darker −40%#385184

More saturated +25%#9DB7EB

Less saturated −25%#BBC1CD

Channel breakdown

R172

G188

B220

Red172 (67.5%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue220°

Saturation (HSL)40.68%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G BC · B DC

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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