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Colour

#AAB2DA

  • #AAB2DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAB2DA is a blue with RGB values 170, 178, 218 and HSL 230°, 39%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAB2DA#AAB2DA
HEX#AAB2DA
RGBrgb(170, 178, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.698, 0.8549
RGB percentages66.7%, 69.8%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(230, 39.3%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 22%, 85.5%)
CMYK22%, 18.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,906
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#554D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B6DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B2D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9FB9BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5Thistle · ΔE 15.6Light skyblue · ΔE 19.3Sky blue · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light blue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAD2AA
Analogous#AACADA, #BAAADA
Triadic#DAAAB2, #B2DAAA
Split complementary#DABAAA, #CADAAA
Tetradic#DAAACA, #DAD2AA, #AADABA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2F9
Lighter +10%#CED2E9
Darker −10%#8692CB
Darker −20%#6372BB
Darker −30%#4757A4
Darker −40%#384480
More saturated +25%#9BA8E9
Less saturated −25%#B9BCCB

Channel breakdown

R170
G178
B218
Red170 (66.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)39.34%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B2 · B DA

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