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Colour

#ACBFEA

  • #ACBFEA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACBFEA is a blue with RGB values 172, 191, 234 and HSL 222°, 60%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACBFEA#ACBFEA
HEX#ACBFEA
RGBrgb(172, 191, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.749, 0.9176
RGB percentages67.5%, 74.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(221.6, 59.6%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.6, 26.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.5%, 18.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,321,322
CSS custom property--colour: #ACBFEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.39:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#534015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C2ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBCE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.4Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9Thistle · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18Light blue · ΔE 19.5Lavender · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.38, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD7AC
Analogous#ACDEEA, #B8ACEA
Triadic#EAACBF, #BFEAAC
Split complementary#EAB8AC, #DEEAAC
Tetradic#EAACDE, #EAD7AC, #ACEAB8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFEFF
Lighter +10%#D5DEF4
Darker −10%#83A0E0
Darker −20%#5B80D5
Darker −30%#3361CA
Darker −40%#294EA1
More saturated +25%#9FBAF7
Less saturated −25%#B9C4DD

Channel breakdown

R172
G191
B234
Red172 (67.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue221.61°
Saturation (HSL)59.62%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G BF · B EA

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