Recognised as Colour

#AAB4F2

#AAB4F2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAB4F2 is a blue with RGB values 170, 180, 242 and HSL 232°, 73%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

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HEX#AAB4F2

RGBrgb(170, 180, 242)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7059, 0.949

RGB percentages66.7%, 70.6%, 94.9%

HSLhsl(231.7, 73.5%, 80.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 29.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK29.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,187,442

CSS custom property--colour: #AAB4F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.52:1

Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6

Inverted#554B0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2BAF5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9DB5F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#97C0C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 22 Thistle · ΔE 23.6 Plum · ΔE 24.4 Steel blue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F2E8AA

Analogous#AAD8F2, #C4AAF2

Triadic#F2AAB4, #B4F2AA

Split complementary#F2C4AA, #D8F2AA

Tetradic#F2AAD8, #F2E8AA, #AAF2C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#D6DBF9

Darker −10%#7E8DEB

Darker −20%#5266E4

Darker −30%#253FDE

Darker −40%#1C31B4

More saturated +25%#9EABFE

Less saturated −25%#B6BDE6

Channel breakdown

R170

G180

B242

Red170 (66.7%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue242 (94.9%)

Hue231.67°

Saturation (HSL)73.47%

Lightness80.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G B4 · B F2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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