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Recognised as Colour

#B2ACEB

  • #B2ACEB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B2ACEB is a blue with RGB values 178, 172, 235 and HSL 246°, 61%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B2ACEB#B2ACEB
HEX#B2ACEB
RGBrgb(178, 172, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.698, 0.6745, 0.9216
RGB percentages69.8%, 67.5%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(245.7, 61.2%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 26.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK24.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,709,675
CSS custom property--colour: #B2ACEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#4D5314

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB4EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB1E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A5B7C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 23.5Light skyblue · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5EBAC
Analogous#ACC6EB, #D1ACEB
Triadic#EBB2AC, #ACEBB2
Split complementary#EBD1AC, #C6EBAC
Tetradic#EBACC6, #E5EBAC, #ACEBD1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D8D5F5
Darker −10%#8C83E1
Darker −20%#665AD7
Darker −30%#4031CD
Darker −40%#3327A4
More saturated +25%#A89FF8
Less saturated −25%#BCB9DE

Channel breakdown

R178
G172
B235
Red178 (69.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue245.71°
Saturation (HSL)61.17%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B2 · G AC · B EB

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