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Recognised as Colour

#A8ABFF

  • #A8ABFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A8ABFF is a blue with RGB values 168, 171, 255 and HSL 238°, 100%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A8ABFF#A8ABFF
HEX#A8ABFF
RGBrgb(168, 171, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6706, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 67.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(237.9, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 32.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,054,079
CSS custom property--colour: #A8ABFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#575400

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91BBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Plum · ΔE 24.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 27Steel blue · ΔE 31.5Light skyblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFCA8
Analogous#A8D7FF, #D1A8FF
Triadic#FFA8AB, #ABFFA8
Split complementary#FFD0A8, #D7FFA8
Tetradic#FFA8D6, #FFFCA8, #A8FFD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBDCFF
Darker −10%#757AFF
Darker −20%#4249FF
Darker −30%#0F17FF
Darker −40%#0008DB
More saturated +25%#A8ABFF
Less saturated −25%#B3B5F4

Channel breakdown

R168
G171
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue237.93°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AB · B FF

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