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Recognised as Colour

#AABFF5

  • #AABFF5
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AABFF5 is a blue with RGB values 170, 191, 245 and HSL 223°, 79%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AABFF5#AABFF5
HEX#AABFF5
RGBrgb(170, 191, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.749, 0.9608
RGB percentages66.7%, 74.9%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(223.2, 78.9%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 30.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK30.6%, 22%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,190,261
CSS custom property--colour: #AABFF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#55400A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC3F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7BDF4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#95CAD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.2Light skyblue · ΔE 16Sky blue · ΔE 21.4Thistle · ΔE 21.6Lavender · ΔE 24.1Light blue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5E0AA
Analogous#AAE4F5, #BBAAF5
Triadic#F5AABF, #BFF5AA
Split complementary#F5BAAA, #E5F5AA
Tetradic#F5AAE4, #F5E0AA, #AAF5BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8E1FA
Darker −10%#7C9DF0
Darker −20%#4F7AEA
Darker −30%#2158E5
Darker −40%#1645BD
More saturated +25%#A0BBFF
Less saturated −25%#B6C4E9

Channel breakdown

R170
G191
B245
Red170 (66.7%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue223.2°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G BF · B F5

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