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Recognised as Colour

#ABA6DB

  • #ABA6DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#ABA6DB is a blue with RGB values 171, 166, 219 and HSL 246°, 42%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#ABA6DB#ABA6DB
HEX#ABA6DB
RGBrgb(171, 166, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.651, 0.8588
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(245.7, 42.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 24.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK21.9%, 24.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,371
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA6DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.21:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#545924

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99ADDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A1AFB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 19.6Light steelblue · ΔE 19.7Plum · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 19.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6DBA6
Analogous#A6BCDB, #C6A6DB
Triadic#DBABA6, #A6DBAB
Split complementary#DBC5A6, #BCDBA6
Tetradic#DBA6BB, #D6DBA6, #A6DBC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0EFF8
Lighter +10%#CDCAEA
Darker −10%#8982CC
Darker −20%#665DBE
Darker −30%#4C43A5
Darker −40%#3B3481
More saturated +25%#9E96EB
Less saturated −25%#B8B6CB

Channel breakdown

R171
G166
B219
Red171 (67.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue245.66°
Saturation (HSL)42.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A6 · B DB

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