#acade8 Color Information

#acade8 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #acade8. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 67.8% Green, and 91.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 25.9% Cyan, 25.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 239.0°, with saturation of 56.6% and lightness of 79.2%. The decimal value for #acade8 is 11316712, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #acade8 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#acade8 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 173, 232 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 67.8%, 91.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.322, 0.090 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.259, 0.254, 0, 0.09 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color239.0°, 56.6%, 79.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color239.0°, 25.9%, 91.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color46.522, 44.484, 82.478 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color172, 173, 232 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11316712 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.551, 12.359, -29.641 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.551, 32.115, 292.634 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.551, -4.001, -48.881 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.696, 7.789, -26.632 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.268, 0.256, 44.484 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289506792 / 0xffacade8 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #acade8

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #acade8, its pure hue is 239.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, and its lightness is 79.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #acade8, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16161d to #9797cb.

Tints of #acade8

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #acade8, its pure hue is 239.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, and its lightness is 79.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #acade8, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6b7eb to #f5f5fc.

Tones of #acade8

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #acade8, its pure hue is 239.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 56.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #acade8, which range from #cacaca (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #9597ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #acade8

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #acade8! For #acade8, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #acade8. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #acade8

This color, #acade8, consists of 67.5% Red, 67.8% Green, and 91.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 173, Blue = 232. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #acade8 is 25.9% Cyan, 25.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C25.9%
G67.8%
M25.4%
B91.0%
Y0.0%
K9.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 173 232
Octal 254 255 350
Hexa #ac #ad #e8
Binary 10101100 10101101 11101000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 25 25 0 9
Octal 31 31 0 11
Hexa #19 #19 #00 #09
Binary 00011001 00011001 00000000 00001001

Analogous Colors of #acade8

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #acade8 — which has hue 239.0° — its analogous colors are located at 209.0° and 269.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acade8.

Triadic Colors of #acade8

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #acade8 — which has hue 239.0° — its triadic colors are located at 119.0° and 359.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acade8.

Complementary Color of #acade8

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #acade8 — which has hue 239.0° — its complementary color is located at 59.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acade8.

Split Complementary Colors of #acade8

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #acade8 — which has hue 239.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 29.0° and 239.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acade8.

Tetradic Colors of #acade8

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #acade8 — which has hue 239.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 149.0°, 239.0°, 329.0°, and 59.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #acade8.

Monochromatic Colors of #acade8

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #acade8, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9495cb — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d0d0f9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #acade8

We want to make getting started with #acade8 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #acade8 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #acade8 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #acade8 with other HTML elements.

#acade8 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #acade8.
<span style="color: #acade8;">The color of this text is #acade8.</span>

#acade8 Background Color

The background color for this text is #acade8.
<div style="background-color: #acade8; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #acade8.</div>

#acade8 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #acade8.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #acade8;">This color for the shadow of this text is #acade8.</span>

#acade8 Border Color

This is a div with border color #acade8.
<div style="border: #acade8 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #acade8.</div>

#acade8 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #acade8 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #acade8; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #acade8 on a white background.</div></div>

#acade8 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #acade8 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #acade8; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #acade8 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #acade8 to White

This is a gradient from #acade8 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#acade8,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#acade8,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#acade8,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#acade8,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #acade8 to white.</div>

Gradient from #acade8 to Black

This is a gradient from #acade8 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#acade8,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#acade8,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#acade8,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#acade8,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #acade8 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #acade8

In addition to using #acade8 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #acade8 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #acade8, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 173, Blue = 232). If you need details about the color coordinates of #acade8 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #acade8
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 173, 232)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #acade8; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #acade8; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #acade8; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 173, 232);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#acade8")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:173, blue:232, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:173 blue:232 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 173f, 232f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 173, 232);
 

#acade8 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #acade8 the same way. For those with color blindness, #acade8 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #acade8 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #acade8 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #acade8 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #acade8 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #acade8 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text