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Recognised as Colour

#AAB0EE

  • #AAB0EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAB0EE is a blue with RGB values 170, 176, 238 and HSL 235°, 67%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAB0EE#AAB0EE
HEX#AAB0EE
RGBrgb(170, 176, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6902, 0.9333
RGB percentages66.7%, 69%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(234.7, 66.7%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 28.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK28.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,414
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB0EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4577WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.15:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#554F11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB7F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB2ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#99BBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Plum · ΔE 23.1Thistle · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE8AA
Analogous#AAD2EE, #C6AAEE
Triadic#EEAAB0, #B0EEAA
Split complementary#EEC6AA, #D2EEAA
Tetradic#EEAAD2, #EEE8AA, #AAEEC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5D7F7
Darker −10%#7F88E6
Darker −20%#5561DD
Darker −30%#2A39D5
Darker −40%#222EAA
More saturated +25%#9DA5FB
Less saturated −25%#B7BAE1

Channel breakdown

R170
G176
B238
Red170 (66.7%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue234.71°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B0 · B EE

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