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Recognised as Colour

#ABA4CB

  • #ABA4CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ABA4CB is a blue with RGB values 171, 164, 203 and HSL 251°, 27%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ABA4CB#ABA4CB
HEX#ABA4CB
RGBrgb(171, 164, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6431, 0.7961
RGB percentages67.1%, 64.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(250.8, 27.3%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 19.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK15.8%, 19.2%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,843
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA4CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39521WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#545B34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CA9CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A5AAB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.9Light steelblue · ΔE 15.4Light slate grey · ΔE 19.9Dark grey · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4CBA4
Analogous#A4B1CB, #BEA4CB
Triadic#CBABA4, #A4CBAB
Split complementary#CBBEA4, #B1CBA4
Tetradic#CBA4B1, #C4CBA4, #A4CBBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7E5F0
Lighter +10%#C9C4DE
Darker −10%#8D84B8
Darker −20%#6F63A6
Darker −30%#584E88
Darker −40%#433B68
More saturated +25%#A092DD
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B9

Channel breakdown

R171
G164
B203
Red171 (67.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue250.77°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A4 · B CB

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