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Recognised as Colour

#ABA4E9

  • #ABA4E9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABA4E9 is a blue with RGB values 171, 164, 233 and HSL 246°, 61%, 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

#ABA4E9#ABA4E9
HEX#ABA4E9
RGBrgb(171, 164, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6431, 0.9137
RGB percentages67.1%, 64.3%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(246.1, 61.1%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.1, 29.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK26.6%, 29.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,248,873
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA4E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#545B16

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92ADECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#91AAE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Plum · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 26.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2E9A4
Analogous#A4C0E9, #CDA4E9
Triadic#E9ABA4, #A4E9AB
Split complementary#E9CEA4, #C0E9A4
Tetradic#E9A4C0, #E2E9A4, #A4E9CE

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%#857BDF
Darker −20%#5F52D5
Darker −30%#3F30C4
Darker −40%#32269B
More saturated +25%#A096F7
Less saturated −25%#B6B2DB

Channel breakdown

R171
G164
B233
Red171 (67.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue246.09°
Saturation (HSL)61.06%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A4 · B E9

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