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Recognised as Colour

#ABA8FE

  • #ABA8FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABA8FE is a blue with RGB values 171, 168, 254 and HSL 242°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ABA8FE#ABA8FE
HEX#ABA8FE
RGBrgb(171, 168, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6588, 0.9961
RGB percentages67.1%, 65.9%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(242.1, 97.7%, 82.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.1, 33.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK32.7%, 33.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,249,918
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA8FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#545701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CAEFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#96B8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.5Plum · ΔE 23.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Steel blue · ΔE 32.9Royal blue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFEA8
Analogous#A8D0FE, #D6A8FE
Triadic#FEABA8, #A8FEAB
Split complementary#FED6A8, #D0FEA8
Tetradic#FEA8D0, #FBFEA8, #A8FED6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCDAFF
Darker −10%#7A76FD
Darker −20%#4A43FD
Darker −30%#1911FC
Darker −40%#0A02D8
More saturated +25%#AAA7FF
Less saturated −25%#B5B3F3

Channel breakdown

R171
G168
B254
Red171 (67.1%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue242.09°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness82.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A8 · B FE

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