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Recognised as Colour

#B2ACE4

  • #B2ACE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B2ACE4 is a blue with RGB values 178, 172, 228 and HSL 246°, 51%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B2ACE4#B2ACE4
HEX#B2ACE4
RGBrgb(178, 172, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6745, 0.8941
RGB percentages69.8%, 67.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(246.4, 50.9%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 24.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK21.9%, 24.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,668
CSS custom property--colour: #B2ACE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4D531B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB3E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB1E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A7B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 20.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEE4AC
Analogous#ACC2E4, #CEACE4
Triadic#E4B2AC, #ACE4B2
Split complementary#E4CEAC, #C2E4AC
Tetradic#E4ACC2, #DEE4AC, #ACE4CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9FD
Lighter +10%#D6D2F1
Darker −10%#8E86D7
Darker −20%#6B5FCB
Darker −30%#4A3DBA
Darker −40%#3B3094
More saturated +25%#A79EF2
Less saturated −25%#BDBAD6

Channel breakdown

R178
G172
B228
Red178 (69.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue246.43°
Saturation (HSL)50.91%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AC · B E4

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