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Colour

#AABBE9

  • #AABBE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AABBE9 is a blue with RGB values 170, 187, 233 and HSL 224°, 59%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AABBE9#AABBE9
HEX#AABBE9
RGBrgb(170, 187, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7333, 0.9137
RGB percentages66.7%, 73.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(223.8, 58.9%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 27%, 91.4%)
CMYK27%, 19.7%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,189,225
CSS custom property--colour: #AABBE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#554416

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADBEEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B9E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9AC4CAno 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 text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.7Light blue · ΔE 21.7Lavender · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D8AA
Analogous#AADAE9, #B9AAE9
Triadic#E9AABB, #BBE9AA
Split complementary#E9B9AA, #DAE9AA
Tetradic#E9AADA, #E9D8AA, #AAE9B9

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%#819BDF
Darker −20%#597AD4
Darker −30%#335BC7
Darker −40%#29499E
More saturated +25%#9DB5F6
Less saturated −25%#B7C1DC

Channel breakdown

R170
G187
B233
Red170 (66.7%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue223.81°
Saturation (HSL)58.88%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G BB · B E9

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