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Recognised as Colour

#ABA6DF

  • #ABA6DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#ABA6DF is a blue with RGB values 171, 166, 223 and HSL 245°, 47%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#ABA6DF#ABA6DF
HEX#ABA6DF
RGBrgb(171, 166, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.651, 0.8745
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(245.3, 47.1%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 25.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK23.3%, 25.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,375
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA6DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#545920

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98ADE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97ABDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A0B0BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.9Thistle · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Steel blue · ΔE 25.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DADFA6
Analogous#A6BDDF, #C8A6DF
Triadic#DFABA6, #A6DFAB
Split complementary#DFC7A6, #BEDFA6
Tetradic#DFA6BD, #DADFA6, #A6DFC8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F1FA
Lighter +10%#CECCEC
Darker −10%#8880D2
Darker −20%#645BC4
Darker −30%#483EAE
Darker −40%#393188
More saturated +25%#9F97EE
Less saturated −25%#B7B5D0

Channel breakdown

R171
G166
B223
Red171 (67.1%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue245.26°
Saturation (HSL)47.11%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A6 · B DF

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