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Recognised as Colour

#AAABCA

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

#AAABCA is a blue with RGB values 170, 171, 202 and HSL 238°, 23%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAABCA#AAABCA
HEX#AAABCA
RGBrgb(170, 171, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6706, 0.7922
RGB percentages66.7%, 67.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(238.1, 23.2%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.1, 15.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK15.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,185,098
CSS custom property--colour: #AAABCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.39:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#555435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4AECBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2ACC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A3B0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 13.5Dark grey · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7Silver · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC9AA
Analogous#AABBCA, #B9AACA
Triadic#CAAAAB, #ABCAAA
Split complementary#CAB9AA, #BBCAAA
Tetradic#CAAABB, #CAC9AA, #AACAB9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E9F1
Lighter +10%#C9CADE
Darker −10%#8B8CB6
Darker −20%#6B6DA3
Darker −30%#545687
Darker −40%#414267
More saturated +25%#999BDB
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R170
G171
B202
Red170 (66.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue238.13°
Saturation (HSL)23.19%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AB · B CA

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