Colour
#ABA6BE
- #ABA6BE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#ABA6BE is a blue with RGB values 171, 166, 190 and HSL 252°, 16%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#ABA6BE#ABA6BE
HEX#ABA6BE
RGBrgb(171, 166, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.651, 0.7451
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(252.5, 15.6%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.5, 12.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK10%, 12.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,342
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA6BE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#545941
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9BEA6
Analogous#A6ADBE, #B7A6BE
Triadic#BEABA6, #A6BEAB
Split complementary#BEB7A6, #ADBEA6
Tetradic#BEA6AD, #B9BEA6, #A6BEB7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G166
B190
Red171 (67.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue252.5°
Saturation (HSL)15.58%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A6 · B BE
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