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Recognised as Colour

#ABA5DC

  • #ABA5DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#ABA5DC is a blue with RGB values 171, 165, 220 and HSL 247°, 44%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ABA5DC#ABA5DC
HEX#ABA5DC
RGBrgb(171, 165, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6471, 0.8627
RGB percentages67.1%, 64.7%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(246.5, 44%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 25%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 25%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,116
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA5DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#545A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97ACDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#A1AEB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 20.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DCA5
Analogous#A5BBDC, #C6A5DC
Triadic#DCABA5, #A5DCAB
Split complementary#DCC6A5, #BBDCA5
Tetradic#DCA5BB, #D6DCA5, #A5DCC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EEF9
Lighter +10%#CDCAEA
Darker −10%#8980CE
Darker −20%#665CBF
Darker −30%#4C41A7
Darker −40%#3B3382
More saturated +25%#9F95EC
Less saturated −25%#B7B5CC

Channel breakdown

R171
G165
B220
Red171 (67.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue246.55°
Saturation (HSL)44%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A5 · B DC

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