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Recognised as Colour

#B0ACE1

  • #B0ACE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#B0ACE1 is a blue with RGB values 176, 172, 225 and HSL 245°, 47%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#B0ACE1#B0ACE1
HEX#B0ACE1
RGBrgb(176, 172, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6902, 0.6745, 0.8824
RGB percentages69%, 67.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(244.5, 46.9%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 23.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK21.8%, 23.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,578,593
CSS custom property--colour: #B0ACE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4F531E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB3E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB0E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B5BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.6Thistle · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE1AC
Analogous#ACC3E1, #CAACE1
Triadic#E1B0AC, #ACE1B0
Split complementary#E1CBAC, #C3E1AC
Tetradic#E1ACC3, #DDE1AC, #ACE1CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F7FC
Lighter +10%#D4D1EF
Darker −10%#8C87D3
Darker −20%#6961C6
Darker −30%#4941B3
Darker −40%#3A338E
More saturated +25%#A49EEF
Less saturated −25%#BCBAD3

Channel breakdown

R176
G172
B225
Red176 (69%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue244.53°
Saturation (HSL)46.9%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B0 · G AC · B E1

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