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Recognised as Colour

#ABA8DC

  • #ABA8DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABA8DC is a blue with RGB values 171, 168, 220 and HSL 243°, 43%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABA8DC#ABA8DC
HEX#ABA8DC
RGBrgb(171, 168, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6588, 0.8627
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(243.5, 42.6%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.5, 23.6%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,884
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#545723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BAEDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AACDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A0B1BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Thistle · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 21Light skyblue · ΔE 24.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DCA8
Analogous#A8BFDC, #C5A8DC
Triadic#DCABA8, #A8DCAB
Split complementary#DCC5A8, #BFDCA8
Tetradic#DCA8BF, #D9DCA8, #A8DCC5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F1F9
Lighter +10%#CECCEB
Darker −10%#8884CD
Darker −20%#655FBF
Darker −30%#4943A8
Darker −40%#393583
More saturated +25%#9E99EB
Less saturated −25%#B8B7CD

Channel breakdown

R171
G168
B220
Red171 (67.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue243.46°
Saturation (HSL)42.62%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A8 · B DC

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