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Colour

#ACC1E2

  • #ACC1E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACC1E2 is a blue with RGB values 172, 193, 226 and HSL 217°, 48%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACC1E2#ACC1E2
HEX#ACC1E2
RGBrgb(172, 193, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7569, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.5%, 75.7%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 48.2%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 23.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK23.9%, 14.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,321,826
CSS custom property--colour: #ACC1E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52402WCAG 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 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#533E1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C2E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1BDE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC8CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 3.9Light blue · ΔE 14.6Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Thistle · ΔE 16.5Lavender · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 3.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CDAC
Analogous#ACDCE2, #B2ACE2
Triadic#E2ACC1, #C1E2AC
Split complementary#E2B2AC, #DCE2AC
Tetradic#E2ACDC, #E2CDAC, #ACE2B2

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%#86A5D5
Darker −20%#6089C8
Darker −30%#3F6DB6
Darker −40%#325790
More saturated +25%#9EBEF0
Less saturated −25%#BAC4D4

Channel breakdown

R172
G193
B226
Red172 (67.5%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G C1 · B E2

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