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Recognised as Colour

#ABADEC

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

#ABADEC is a blue with RGB values 171, 173, 236 and HSL 238°, 63%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ABADEC#ABADEC
HEX#ABADEC
RGBrgb(171, 173, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6784, 0.9255
RGB percentages67.1%, 67.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(238.2, 63.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.2, 27.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK27.5%, 26.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,180
CSS custom property--colour: #ABADEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44601WCAG 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 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#545213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BB4EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#99B0EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9BB8C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Plum · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.6Thistle · ΔE 23.7Light skyblue · ΔE 25.1Steel blue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECEAAB
Analogous#ABCEEC, #CAABEC
Triadic#ECABAD, #ADECAB
Split complementary#ECCAAB, #CEECAB
Tetradic#ECABCD, #ECEAAB, #ABECCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D5D6F5
Darker −10%#8184E3
Darker −20%#585CD9
Darker −30%#2F34CF
Darker −40%#2529A6
More saturated +25%#9EA1F9
Less saturated −25%#B8B9DF

Channel breakdown

R171
G173
B236
Red171 (67.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue238.15°
Saturation (HSL)63.11%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AD · B EC

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