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Recognised as Colour

#ACC2E8

  • #ACC2E8
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ACC2E8 is a blue with RGB values 172, 194, 232 and HSL 218°, 57%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ACC2E8#ACC2E8
HEX#ACC2E8
RGBrgb(172, 194, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7608, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.5%, 76.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(218, 56.6%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218, 25.9%, 91%)
CMYK25.9%, 16.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,322,088
CSS custom property--colour: #ACC2E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#533D17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C4EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BEE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9CCACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Light skyblue · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16.4Thistle · ΔE 17.4Lavender · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D2AC
Analogous#ACE0E8, #B4ACE8
Triadic#E8ACC2, #C2E8AC
Split complementary#E8B4AC, #E0E8AC
Tetradic#E8ACE0, #E8D2AC, #ACE8B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFDFE
Lighter +10%#D4DFF3
Darker −10%#84A5DD
Darker −20%#5C87D2
Darker −30%#366BC5
Darker −40%#2B559D
More saturated +25%#9FBEF5
Less saturated −25%#B9C6DB

Channel breakdown

R172
G194
B232
Red172 (67.5%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue218°
Saturation (HSL)56.6%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AC · G C2 · B E8

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