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Recognised as Colour

#AAB0C9

  • #AAB0C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAB0C9 is a blue with RGB values 170, 176, 201 and HSL 228°, 22%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAB0C9#AAB0C9
HEX#AAB0C9
RGBrgb(170, 176, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6902, 0.7882
RGB percentages66.7%, 69%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(228.4, 22.3%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 15.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK15.4%, 12.4%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,377
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB0C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#554F36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9B2CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B0C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A3B4B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.9Thistle · ΔE 13.6Dark grey · ΔE 14Silver · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C3AA
Analogous#AABFC9, #B3AAC9
Triadic#C9AAB0, #B0C9AA
Split complementary#C9B3AA, #BFC9AA
Tetradic#C9AABF, #C9C3AA, #AAC9B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E8EAF1
Lighter +10%#C9CDDD
Darker −10%#8B93B5
Darker −20%#6C76A1
Darker −30%#555E85
Darker −40%#414866
More saturated +25%#99A5DA
Less saturated −25%#B9B9B9

Channel breakdown

R170
G176
B201
Red170 (66.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue228.39°
Saturation (HSL)22.3%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B0 · B C9

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