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Hex #acaabd

#acaabd is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #acaabd color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#acaabd Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#acaabd copy to clipboard
RGB	R 172 G 170 B 189 RGB (172, 170, 189) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 246.32 S 0.13 L 0.7
CMYK	C 7% M 7% Y 0% K 26%
Usage of blue	The color #acaabd is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#acaabd Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#acaabd to RGB conversion

Red	172	172% RED
Green	170	170% GREEN
Blue	189	189% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(172, 170, 189); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(172, 170, 189); // for css background-color

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#acaabd to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
6.67 %	7.45 %	0 %	25.88 %

#acaabd to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
246.316	0.13	0.7

CSS code: color: hsl(246.3, 13%, 70%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #acaabd

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #acaabd

Tints and Shades of #acaabd

Tints of #acaabd		Shades of #acaabd
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #acaabd

This shows how text with the hex-color #acaabd would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #acaabd

Primary
#acaabd (already open)

Secondary
#bbbdaa

Tertiary
#f4f5f2

Your Color #acaabd (already open)

Complementary Color: #bbbdaa

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #acaabd

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