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Colour

#AABDCB

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

#AABDCB is a blue with RGB values 170, 189, 203 and HSL 205°, 24%, 73%. 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

#AABDCB#AABDCB
HEX#AABDCB
RGBrgb(170, 189, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7412, 0.7961
RGB percentages66.7%, 74.1%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(205.5, 24.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.5, 16.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK16.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,189,707
CSS custom property--colour: #AABDCB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.85:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#554234

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BCCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B9CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C1C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7Silver · ΔE 10.1Light blue · ΔE 11.2Dark grey · ΔE 11.8Light grey · ΔE 13.3Powder blue · ΔE 14.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB8AA
Analogous#AACBC9, #AAACCB
Triadic#CBAABD, #BDCBAA
Split complementary#CBAAAC, #CBC8AA
Tetradic#C9AACB, #CBB8AA, #ACCBAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EEF2
Lighter +10%#CAD6DE
Darker −10%#8AA4B8
Darker −20%#6B8CA4
Darker −30%#547288
Darker −40%#405869
More saturated +25%#99C0DC
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R170
G189
B203
Red170 (66.7%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue205.45°
Saturation (HSL)24.09%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G BD · B CB

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