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Colour

#AAB4F3

  • #AAB4F3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAB4F3 is a blue with RGB values 170, 180, 243 and HSL 232°, 75%, 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 Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAB4F3#AAB4F3
HEX#AAB4F3
RGBrgb(170, 180, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7059, 0.9529
RGB percentages66.7%, 70.6%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(231.8, 75.3%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 30%, 95.3%)
CMYK30%, 25.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,187,443
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB4F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#554B0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A1BAF6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB5F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#97C0CAno 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 text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.3Thistle · ΔE 24Plum · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 21.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3E9AA
Analogous#AAD9F3, #C5AAF3
Triadic#F3AAB4, #B4F3AA
Split complementary#F3C5AA, #D9F3AA
Tetradic#F3AAD9, #F3E9AA, #AAF3C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7DBF9
Darker −10%#7D8DED
Darker −20%#5165E6
Darker −30%#243EE0
Darker −40%#1A2FB7
More saturated +25%#9EABFF
Less saturated −25%#B6BDE7

Channel breakdown

R170
G180
B243
Red170 (66.7%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue231.78°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B4 · B F3

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