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Recognised as Colour

#ABA5C4

  • #ABA5C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ABA5C4 is a blue with RGB values 171, 165, 196 and HSL 252°, 21%, 71%. 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

#ABA5C4#ABA5C4
HEX#ABA5C4
RGBrgb(171, 165, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6471, 0.7686
RGB percentages67.1%, 64.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(251.6, 20.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.6, 15.8%, 76.9%)
CMYK12.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,092
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA5C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#545A3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA9C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA8C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A6AAAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 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 text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.3Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Dark grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Silver · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 19.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC4A5
Analogous#A5AFC4, #BAA5C4
Triadic#C4ABA5, #A5C4AB
Split complementary#C4BAA5, #AFC4A5
Tetradic#C4A5AF, #BEC4A5, #A5C4BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E3EC
Lighter +10%#C8C4D8
Darker −10%#8E86B0
Darker −20%#71679C
Darker −30%#5B527E
Darker −40%#443E5F
More saturated +25%#A092D7
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R171
G165
B196
Red171 (67.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue251.61°
Saturation (HSL)20.81%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A5 · B C4

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