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Colour

#B3ACE2

  • #B3ACE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#B3ACE2 is a blue with RGB values 179, 172, 226 and HSL 248°, 48%, 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 Thistle.

Colour values

#B3ACE2#B3ACE2
HEX#B3ACE2
RGBrgb(179, 172, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.6745, 0.8863
RGB percentages70.2%, 67.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(247.8, 48.2%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 23.9%, 88.6%)
CMYK20.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,775,202
CSS custom property--colour: #B3ACE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4458WCAG 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 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#4C531D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB3E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB1E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#A9B5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 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 text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 19.4Light steelblue · ΔE 19.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8Lavender · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBE2AC
Analogous#ACC0E2, #CEACE2
Triadic#E2B3AC, #ACE2B3
Split complementary#E2CEAC, #C0E2AC
Tetradic#E2ACC0, #DBE2AC, #ACE2CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F8FC
Lighter +10%#D6D2EF
Darker −10%#9086D5
Darker −20%#6E60C8
Darker −30%#4F3FB6
Darker −40%#3E3290
More saturated +25%#A99EF0
Less saturated −25%#BDBAD4

Channel breakdown

R179
G172
B226
Red179 (70.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue247.78°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B3 · G AC · B E2

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