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Recognised as Colour

#ABA3EA

  • #ABA3EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABA3EA is a blue with RGB values 171, 163, 234 and HSL 247°, 63%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ABA3EA#ABA3EA
HEX#ABA3EA
RGBrgb(171, 163, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6392, 0.9176
RGB percentages67.1%, 63.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(246.8, 62.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 30.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.9%, 30.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,618
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#545C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#90AAE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#9DAFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9Plum · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 27.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2EAA3
Analogous#A3BFEA, #CEA3EA
Triadic#EAABA3, #A3EAAB
Split complementary#EACEA3, #BFEAA3
Tetradic#EAA3BF, #E2EAA3, #A3EACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F6FD
Lighter +10%#D1CDF3
Darker −10%#8579E1
Darker −20%#5F50D7
Darker −30%#3F2DC7
Darker −40%#32249D
More saturated +25%#A095F8
Less saturated −25%#B6B1DC

Channel breakdown

R171
G163
B234
Red171 (67.1%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue246.76°
Saturation (HSL)62.83%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A3 · B EA

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