Colour
#AAB6D0
- #AAB6D0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#AAB6D0 is a blue with RGB values 170, 182, 208 and HSL 221°, 29%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#AAB6D0#AAB6D0
HEX#AAB6D0
RGBrgb(170, 182, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7137, 0.8157
RGB percentages66.7%, 71.4%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(221.1, 28.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 18.3%, 81.6%)
CMYK18.3%, 12.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,187,920
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB6D0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.46556WCAG 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 10.31:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#55492F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D0C4AA
Analogous#AAC9D0, #B1AAD0
Triadic#D0AAB6, #B6D0AA
Split complementary#D0B1AA, #C9D0AA
Tetradic#D0AAC9, #D0C4AA, #AAD0B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G182
B208
Red170 (66.7%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue221.05°
Saturation (HSL)28.79%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G B6 · B D0
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