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Recognised as Colour

#ABABF1

  • #ABABF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABABF1 is a blue with RGB values 171, 171, 241 and HSL 240°, 71%, 81%. 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

#ABABF1#ABABF1
HEX#ABABF1
RGBrgb(171, 171, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6706, 0.9451
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.1%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(240, 71.4%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 29%, 94.5%)
CMYK29%, 29%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,250,673
CSS custom property--colour: #ABABF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44135WCAG 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 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#54540E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B4F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#95AFEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Plum · ΔE 21.5Light steelblue · ΔE 26.5Thistle · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1F1AB
Analogous#ABCEF1, #CEABF1
Triadic#F1ABAB, #ABF1AB
Split complementary#F1CEAB, #CEF1AB
Tetradic#F1ABCE, #F1F1AB, #ABF1CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7D7F8
Darker −10%#7F7FEA
Darker −20%#5454E2
Darker −30%#2828DB
Darker −40%#1E1EB2
More saturated +25%#9F9FFD
Less saturated −25%#B7B7E5

Channel breakdown

R171
G171
B241
Red171 (67.1%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AB · B F1

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