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Colour

#ACBFEC

  • #ACBFEC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACBFEC is a blue with RGB values 172, 191, 236 and HSL 222°, 63%, 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

#ACBFEC#ACBFEC
HEX#ACBFEC
RGBrgb(172, 191, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.749, 0.9255
RGB percentages67.5%, 74.9%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(222.2, 62.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 27.1%, 92.5%)
CMYK27.1%, 19.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,321,324
CSS custom property--colour: #ACBFEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#534013

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C2EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBCEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9BC8CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 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 text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Light skyblue · ΔE 15Thistle · ΔE 18.3Sky blue · ΔE 18.6Light blue · ΔE 20.4Lavender · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECD9AC
Analogous#ACDFEC, #B9ACEC
Triadic#ECACBF, #BFECAC
Split complementary#ECB9AC, #DFECAC
Tetradic#ECACDF, #ECD9AC, #ACECB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6DFF6
Darker −10%#839FE3
Darker −20%#597FD9
Darker −30%#2F5FD0
Darker −40%#264CA6
More saturated +25%#9FBAF9
Less saturated −25%#B9C4DF

Channel breakdown

R172
G191
B236
Red172 (67.5%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue222.19°
Saturation (HSL)62.75%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G BF · B EC

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