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Colour

#ABA8FC

  • #ABA8FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABA8FC is a blue with RGB values 171, 168, 252 and HSL 242°, 93%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ABA8FC#ABA8FC
HEX#ABA8FC
RGBrgb(171, 168, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6588, 0.9882
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(242.1, 93.3%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 33.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK32.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,916
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA8FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43691WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#545703

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAEFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#96B7C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Plum · ΔE 23.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 32.2Thistle · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9FCA8
Analogous#A8CFFC, #D5A8FC
Triadic#FCABA8, #A8FCAB
Split complementary#FCD5A8, #CFFCA8
Tetradic#FCA8CF, #F9FCA8, #A8FCD5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBD9FE
Darker −10%#7B77FA
Darker −20%#4C45F9
Darker −30%#1C14F7
Darker −40%#0E07D1
More saturated +25%#A8A5FF
Less saturated −25%#B5B3F1

Channel breakdown

R171
G168
B252
Red171 (67.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue242.14°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A8 · B FC

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