Colour

#ACC0E2

#ACC0E2
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACC0E2 is a blue with RGB values 172, 192, 226 and HSL 218°, 48%, 78%. 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

#ACC0E2#ACC0E2

HEX#ACC0E2

RGBrgb(172, 192, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7529, 0.8863

RGB percentages67.5%, 75.3%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(217.8, 48.2%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 23.9%, 88.6%)

CMYK23.9%, 15%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,321,570

CSS custom property--colour: #ACC0E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness190.5 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#533F1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B5C2E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0BDE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9EC7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 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 4.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.9 Light blue · ΔE 15.3 Sky blue · ΔE 15.6 Thistle · ΔE 16.4 Lavender · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.54, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2CEAC

Analogous#ACDBE2, #B3ACE2

Triadic#E2ACC0, #C0E2AC

Split complementary#E2B3AC, #DBE2AC

Tetradic#E2ACDB, #E2CEAC, #ACE2B3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F9FC

Lighter +10%#D2DDEF

Darker −10%#86A3D5

Darker −20%#6087C8

Darker −30%#3F6BB6

Darker −40%#325590

More saturated +25%#9EBCF0

Less saturated −25%#BAC4D4

Channel breakdown

R172

G192

B226

Red172 (67.5%)

Green192 (75.3%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue217.78°

Saturation (HSL)48.21%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G C0 · B E2

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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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