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Recognised as Colour

#ABA9C0

  • #ABA9C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABA9C0 is a blue with RGB values 171, 169, 192 and HSL 245°, 15%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABA9C0#ABA9C0
HEX#ABA9C0
RGBrgb(171, 169, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6627, 0.7529
RGB percentages67.1%, 66.3%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(245.2, 15.4%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 12%, 75.3%)
CMYK10.9%, 12%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,112
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA9C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4084WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#54563F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ACC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4ABBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A7ACB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.3Dark grey · ΔE 12.7Thistle · ΔE 13Silver · ΔE 14.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEC0A9
Analogous#A9B3C0, #B6A9C0
Triadic#C0ABA9, #A9C0AB
Split complementary#C0B6A9, #B3C0A9
Tetradic#C0A9B3, #BEC0A9, #A9C0B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E5E4EB
Lighter +10%#C8C6D6
Darker −10%#8E8CAA
Darker −20%#716E95
Darker −30%#5B5878
Darker −40%#44425B
More saturated +25%#9C96D3
Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R171
G169
B192
Red171 (67.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue245.22°
Saturation (HSL)15.44%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A9 · B C0

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