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Colour

#ACBCEE

  • #ACBCEE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACBCEE is a blue with RGB values 172, 188, 238 and HSL 225°, 66%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACBCEE#ACBCEE
HEX#ACBCEE
RGBrgb(172, 188, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7373, 0.9333
RGB percentages67.5%, 73.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(225.5, 66%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 27.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK27.7%, 21%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,320,558
CSS custom property--colour: #ACBCEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.18:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#534311

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADC0F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8BBEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9BC6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.8Thistle · ΔE 19.3Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Lavender · ΔE 22.9Light blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDEAC
Analogous#ACDDEE, #BDACEE
Triadic#EEACBC, #BCEEAC
Split complementary#EEBDAC, #DDEEAC
Tetradic#EEACDD, #EEDEAC, #ACEEBD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6DEF7
Darker −10%#829AE5
Darker −20%#5778DD
Darker −30%#2D55D4
Darker −40%#2344AB
More saturated +25%#A0B6FB
Less saturated −25%#B9C2E2

Channel breakdown

R172
G188
B238
Red172 (67.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue225.45°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G BC · B EE

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