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Colour

#AAB3DD

  • #AAB3DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAB3DD is a blue with RGB values 170, 179, 221 and HSL 229°, 43%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAB3DD#AAB3DD
HEX#AAB3DD
RGBrgb(170, 179, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.702, 0.8667
RGB percentages66.7%, 70.2%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(229.4, 42.9%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 23.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK23.1%, 19%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,187,165
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB3DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#554C22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7B7DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B3DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#9EBBC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.1Thistle · ΔE 16.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.9Sky blue · ΔE 21.5Lavender · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDD4AA
Analogous#AACCDD, #BBAADD
Triadic#DDAAB3, #B3DDAA
Split complementary#DDBBAA, #CCDDAA
Tetradic#DDAACC, #DDD4AA, #AADDBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F4FA
Lighter +10%#CED4EC
Darker −10%#8692CE
Darker −20%#6172C0
Darker −30%#4456AA
Darker −40%#354486
More saturated +25%#9BA9EC
Less saturated −25%#B9BDCE

Channel breakdown

R170
G179
B221
Red170 (66.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B3 · B DD

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