Recognised as Colour
#AAABBD
- #AAABBD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAABBD is a blue with RGB values 170, 171, 189 and HSL 237°, 13%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAABBD#AAABBD
HEX#AAABBD
RGBrgb(170, 171, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6706, 0.7412
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.1%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(236.8, 12.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.8, 10.1%, 74.1%)
CMYK10.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,085
CSS custom property--colour: #AAABBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#555442
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBCAA
Analogous#AAB4BD, #B3AABD
Triadic#BDAAAB, #ABBDAA
Split complementary#BDB3AA, #B4BDAA
Tetradic#BDAAB4, #BDBCAA, #AABDB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G171
B189
Red170 (66.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue236.84°
Saturation (HSL)12.58%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AB · B BD
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