Recognised as Colour

#ACBCE5

#ACBCE5
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACBCE5 is a blue with RGB values 172, 188, 229 and HSL 223°, 52%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACBCE5#ACBCE5

HEX#ACBCE5

RGBrgb(172, 188, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7373, 0.898

RGB percentages67.5%, 73.7%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(223.2, 52.3%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 24.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK24.9%, 17.9%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,320,549

CSS custom property--colour: #ACBCE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.08:1

Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC

Inverted#53431A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0BFE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#ABBAE4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#9DC4CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9 Thistle · ΔE 16.7 Sky blue · ΔE 18.5 Light blue · ΔE 19.4 Lavender · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5D5AC

Analogous#ACD9E5, #B9ACE5

Triadic#E5ACBC, #BCE5AC

Split complementary#E5B9AC, #D9E5AC

Tetradic#E5ACD9, #E5D5AC, #ACE5B9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFBFD

Lighter +10%#D3DBF1

Darker −10%#859DD9

Darker −20%#5E7DCD

Darker −30%#3B60BD

Darker −40%#2F4C96

More saturated +25%#9EB6F3

Less saturated −25%#BAC2D7

Channel breakdown

R172

G188

B229

Red172 (67.5%)

Green188 (73.7%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue223.16°

Saturation (HSL)52.29%

Lightness78.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G BC · B E5

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AcBCe5 (chemical formula)

Formula
938.41 g/mol
7 atoms

AcBCe5 has a molar mass of 938.41 g/mol, made up of 7 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × Ac, 1 × B, 5 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass938.41 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule7

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.5582665 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.4173877 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

Ac24.2%

B1.2%

Ce74.7%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 24.19%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.152%

Cerium (Ce × 5)700.6 g/mol, 74.658%

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