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Recognised as Colour

#AABBC7

  • #AABBC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AABBC7 is a blue with RGB values 170, 187, 199 and HSL 205°, 21%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AABBC7#AABBC7
HEX#AABBC7
RGBrgb(170, 187, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7333, 0.7804
RGB percentages66.7%, 73.3%, 78%
HSLhsl(204.8, 20.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(204.8, 14.6%, 78%)
CMYK14.6%, 6%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,189,191
CSS custom property--colour: #AABBC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.64:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#554438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6BAC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B7C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3BEBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Silver · ΔE 9.1Dark grey · ΔE 10.4Light blue · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 13Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7B6AA
Analogous#AAC7C4, #AAACC7
Triadic#C7AABB, #BBC7AA
Split complementary#C7AAAC, #C7C4AA
Tetradic#C4AAC7, #C7B6AA, #ACC7AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7ECF0
Lighter +10%#C9D4DB
Darker −10%#8BA2B3
Darker −20%#6D8A9E
Darker −30%#567082
Darker −40%#425563
More saturated +25%#98BED9
Less saturated −25%#B8B8B8

Channel breakdown

R170
G187
B199
Red170 (66.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue204.83°
Saturation (HSL)20.57%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G BB · B C7

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