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Colour

#AABAE9

  • #AABAE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AABAE9 is a blue with RGB values 170, 186, 233 and HSL 225°, 59%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AABAE9#AABAE9
HEX#AABAE9
RGBrgb(170, 186, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7294, 0.9137
RGB percentages66.7%, 72.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(224.8, 58.9%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 27%, 91.4%)
CMYK27%, 20.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,188,969
CSS custom property--colour: #AABAE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.91:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#554516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACBEEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7B8E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#9AC3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Thistle · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.4Lavender · ΔE 22.4Light blue · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D9AA
Analogous#AAD9E9, #BAAAE9
Triadic#E9AABA, #BAE9AA
Split complementary#E9BAAA, #DAE9AA
Tetradic#E9AAD9, #E9D9AA, #AAE9BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFE
Lighter +10%#D3DBF3
Darker −10%#8199DF
Darker −20%#5978D4
Darker −30%#3359C7
Darker −40%#29479E
More saturated +25%#9DB3F6
Less saturated −25%#B7C1DC

Channel breakdown

R170
G186
B233
Red170 (66.7%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue224.76°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G BA · B E9

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