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Recognised as Colour

#A1ABE7

  • #A1ABE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A1ABE7 is a blue with RGB values 161, 171, 231 and HSL 231°, 59%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A1ABE7#A1ABE7
HEX#A1ABE7
RGBrgb(161, 171, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6706, 0.9059
RGB percentages63.1%, 67.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(231.4, 59.3%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 30.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK30.3%, 26%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,595,303
CSS custom property--colour: #A1ABE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.49:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5E5418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99B1EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ACE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#8FB6C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.3Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 22.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Thistle · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7DDA1
Analogous#A1CEE7, #BAA1E7
Triadic#E7A1AB, #ABE7A1
Split complementary#E7BAA1, #CEE7A1
Tetradic#E7A1CE, #E7DDA1, #A1E7BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F4FC
Lighter +10%#CACFF1
Darker −10%#7887DD
Darker −20%#5062D2
Darker −30%#3145BE
Darker −40%#263696
More saturated +25%#92A0F6
Less saturated −25%#B0B6D8

Channel breakdown

R161
G171
B231
Red161 (63.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G AB · B E7

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