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Colour

#A8ABDF

  • #A8ABDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A8ABDF is a blue with RGB values 168, 171, 223 and HSL 237°, 46%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A8ABDF#A8ABDF
HEX#A8ABDF
RGBrgb(168, 171, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6706, 0.8745
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(236.7, 46.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 24.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK24.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,047
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ABDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#575420

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DB1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BADDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB4BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17.5Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.6Plum · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFDCA8
Analogous#A8C6DF, #C1A8DF
Triadic#DFA8AB, #ABDFA8
Split complementary#DFC1A8, #C6DFA8
Tetradic#DFA8C6, #DFDCA8, #A8DFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F3FA
Lighter +10%#CDCFED
Darker −10%#8387D1
Darker −20%#5D63C4
Darker −30%#4046AE
Darker −40%#323789
More saturated +25%#999EEE
Less saturated −25%#B7B8D0

Channel breakdown

R168
G171
B223
Red168 (65.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue236.73°
Saturation (HSL)46.22%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AB · B DF

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