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Recognised as Colour

#AAB1C5

  • #AAB1C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAB1C5 is a blue with RGB values 170, 177, 197 and HSL 224°, 19%, 72%. 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

#AAB1C5#AAB1C5
HEX#AAB1C5
RGBrgb(170, 177, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6941, 0.7725
RGB percentages66.7%, 69.4%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(224.4, 18.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.4, 13.7%, 77.3%)
CMYK13.7%, 10.2%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,629
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB1C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44022WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#554E3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB2C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9B0C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A4B5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.1Dark grey · ΔE 11.5Silver · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 14.1Light grey · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5BEAA
Analogous#AABEC5, #B1AAC5
Triadic#C5AAB1, #B1C5AA
Split complementary#C5B0AA, #BEC5AA
Tetradic#C5AABE, #C5BEAA, #AAC5B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E9EE
Lighter +10%#C8CDDA
Darker −10%#8C95B0
Darker −20%#6D799C
Darker −30%#57617F
Darker −40%#424A61
More saturated +25%#98A8D7
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R170
G177
B197
Red170 (66.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue224.44°
Saturation (HSL)18.88%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B1 · B C5

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