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Colour

#AABCFF

  • #AABCFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AABCFF is a blue with RGB values 170, 188, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AABCFF#AABCFF
HEX#AABCFF
RGBrgb(170, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages66.7%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(227.3, 100%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.3, 33.3%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,189,503
CSS custom property--colour: #AABCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#554300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0BBFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#92C9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 27Sky blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEDAA
Analogous#AAE7FF, #C2AAFF
Triadic#FFAABC, #BCFFAA
Split complementary#FFC2AA, #E7FFAA
Tetradic#FFAAE7, #FFEDAA, #AAFFC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DDE4FF
Darker −10%#7794FF
Darker −20%#446CFF
Darker −30%#1143FF
Darker −40%#002FDD
More saturated +25%#AABCFF
Less saturated −25%#B5C2F4

Channel breakdown

R170
G188
B255
Red170 (66.7%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue227.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G BC · B FF

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