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Recognised as Colour

#B5ACE4

  • #B5ACE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B5ACE4 is a blue with RGB values 181, 172, 228 and HSL 250°, 51%, 78%. 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

#B5ACE4#B5ACE4
HEX#B5ACE4
RGBrgb(181, 172, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7098, 0.6745, 0.8941
RGB percentages71%, 67.5%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(249.6, 50.9%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.6, 24.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK20.6%, 24.6%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,906,276
CSS custom property--colour: #B5ACE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.9 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#4A531B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FB4E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FB2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Tritanopia#ABB5BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 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 18.5Thistle · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5Lavender · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBE4AC
Analogous#ACBFE4, #D1ACE4
Triadic#E4B5AC, #ACE4B5
Split complementary#E4D1AC, #BFE4AC
Tetradic#E4ACBF, #DBE4AC, #ACE4D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF9FD
Lighter +10%#D7D2F1
Darker −10%#9386D7
Darker −20%#705FCB
Darker −30%#513DBA
Darker −40%#403094
More saturated +25%#AC9EF2
Less saturated −25%#BEBAD6

Channel breakdown

R181
G172
B228
Red181 (71%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue249.64°
Saturation (HSL)50.91%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B5 · G AC · B E4

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