Colour

#ABADFA

#ABADFA
Blue
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Nearest: Cornflower blue

#ABADFA is a blue with RGB values 171, 173, 250 and HSL 238°, 89%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#ABADFA#ABADFA

HEX#ABADFA

RGBrgb(171, 173, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6784, 0.9804

RGB percentages67.1%, 67.8%, 98%

HSLhsl(238.5, 88.8%, 82.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 31.6%, 98%)

CMYK31.6%, 30.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,251,194

CSS custom property--colour: #ABADFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.09:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#545205

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#96B6FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#93B1F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#97BBC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2 Plum · ΔE 23 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.3 Medium purple · ΔE 29.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 29.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FAF8AB

Analogous#ABD4FA, #D1ABFA

Triadic#FAABAD, #ADFAAB

Split complementary#FAD0AB, #D5FAAB

Tetradic#FAABD4, #FAF8AB, #ABFAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DBDCFD

Darker −10%#7B7EF7

Darker −20%#4B4FF4

Darker −30%#1B20F1

Darker −40%#0C11CD

More saturated +25%#A6A8FF

Less saturated −25%#B6B8EF

Channel breakdown

R171

G173

B250

Red171 (67.1%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue238.48°

Saturation (HSL)88.76%

Lightness82.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G AD · B FA

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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