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Colour

#ABA6C8

  • #ABA6C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABA6C8 is a blue with RGB values 171, 166, 200 and HSL 249°, 24%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABA6C8#ABA6C8
HEX#ABA6C8
RGBrgb(171, 166, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.651, 0.7843
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.1%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(248.8, 23.6%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.8, 17%, 78.4%)
CMYK14.5%, 17%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,352
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA6C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.02:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#545937

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FAACAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA9C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A5ABB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.4Thistle · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3Dark grey · ΔE 18.8Silver · ΔE 20.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C8A6
Analogous#A6B2C8, #BCA6C8
Triadic#C8ABA6, #A6C8AB
Split complementary#C8BCA6, #B2C8A6
Tetradic#C8A6B2, #C3C8A6, #A6C8BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E5EF
Lighter +10%#C9C6DB
Darker −10%#8D86B5
Darker −20%#6F67A1
Darker −30%#595184
Darker −40%#433E64
More saturated +25%#9E94DA
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R171
G166
B200
Red171 (67.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue248.82°
Saturation (HSL)23.61%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A6 · B C8

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