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Recognised as Colour

#ABA9EB

  • #ABA9EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABA9EB is a blue with RGB values 171, 169, 235 and HSL 242°, 62%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ABA9EB#ABA9EB
HEX#ABA9EB
RGBrgb(171, 169, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6627, 0.9216
RGB percentages67.1%, 66.3%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(241.8, 62.3%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.8, 28.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK27.2%, 28.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,155
CSS custom property--colour: #ABA9EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#545614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B1EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#95ADE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB5C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Plum · ΔE 20.7Light steelblue · ΔE 24.9Thistle · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9EBA9
Analogous#A9C8EB, #CCA9EB
Triadic#EBABA9, #A9EBAB
Split complementary#EBCCA9, #C8EBA9
Tetradic#EBA9C8, #E9EBA9, #A9EBCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D3D2F5
Darker −10%#8380E1
Darker −20%#5A56D8
Darker −30%#342FCC
Darker −40%#2A26A2
More saturated +25%#9F9CF8
Less saturated −25%#B7B6DE

Channel breakdown

R171
G169
B235
Red171 (67.1%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue241.82°
Saturation (HSL)62.26%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G A9 · B EB

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