Recognised as Colour
#ABAAB9
- #ABAAB9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ABAAB9 is a blue with RGB values 171, 170, 185 and HSL 244°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ABAAB9#ABAAB9
HEX#ABAAB9
RGBrgb(171, 170, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6667, 0.7255
RGB percentages67.1%, 66.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(244, 9.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244, 8.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK7.6%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,361
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAAB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#545546
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8B9AA
Analogous#AAB1B9, #B3AAB9
Triadic#B9ABAA, #AAB9AB
Split complementary#B9B3AA, #B1B9AA
Tetradic#B9AAB1, #B8B9AA, #AAB9B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G170
B185
Red171 (67.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue244°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AA · B B9
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