Colour

#ACBDC8

#ACBDC8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACBDC8 is a blue with RGB values 172, 189, 200 and HSL 204°, 20%, 73%. 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

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HEX#ACBDC8

RGBrgb(172, 189, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7412, 0.7843

RGB percentages67.5%, 74.1%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(203.6, 20.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(203.6, 14%, 78.4%)

CMYK14%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,320,776

CSS custom property--colour: #ACBDC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1

Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#534237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B8BCC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4B9C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A5C0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 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 text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.5 Silver · ΔE 8.6 Dark grey · ΔE 10.5 Light blue · ΔE 11.7 Light grey · ΔE 12.2 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C8B7AC

Analogous#ACC8C5, #ACAFC8

Triadic#C8ACBD, #BDC8AC

Split complementary#C8ACAF, #C8C5AC

Tetradic#C5ACC8, #C8B7AC, #AFC8AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9EEF1

Lighter +10%#CBD5DC

Darker −10%#8DA5B4

Darker −20%#6F8C9F

Darker −30%#577284

Darker −40%#435865

More saturated +25%#9BC1D9

Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R172

G189

B200

Red172 (67.5%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue203.57°

Saturation (HSL)20.29%

Lightness72.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G BD · B C8

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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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