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Recognised as Colour

#ABA5ED

  • #ABA5ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABA5ED is a blue with RGB values 171, 165, 237 and HSL 245°, 67%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ABA5ED#ABA5ED
HEX#ABA5ED
RGBrgb(171, 165, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6471, 0.9294
RGB percentages67.1%, 64.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(245, 66.7%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245, 30.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK27.8%, 30.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,133
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA5ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#545A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91AFF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ABEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Plum · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.7Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7EDA5
Analogous#A5C3ED, #CFA5ED
Triadic#EDABA5, #A5EDAB
Split complementary#EDCFA5, #C3EDA5
Tetradic#EDA5C3, #E7EDA5, #A5EDCF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFAFE
Lighter +10%#D3D0F6
Darker −10%#837AE5
Darker −20%#5C50DC
Darker −30%#3729D0
Darker −40%#2C21A5
More saturated +25%#A098FB
Less saturated −25%#B6B3E0

Channel breakdown

R171
G165
B237
Red171 (67.1%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue245°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A5 · B ED

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