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Recognised as Colour

#ABAEE2

  • #ABAEE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABAEE2 is a blue with RGB values 171, 174, 226 and HSL 237°, 49%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABAEE2#ABAEE2
HEX#ABAEE2
RGBrgb(171, 174, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6824, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.1%, 68.2%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(236.7, 48.7%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.7, 24.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK24.3%, 23%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,426
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAEE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.88:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#54511D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0B4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9EB0E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9EB7C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 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 text9.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 19.1Light skyblue · ΔE 22.2Plum · ΔE 22.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 17.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2DFAB
Analogous#ABC9E2, #C4ABE2
Triadic#E2ABAE, #AEE2AB
Split complementary#E2C3AB, #C9E2AB
Tetradic#E2ABC9, #E2DFAB, #ABE2C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F7FC
Lighter +10%#D1D3EF
Darker −10%#8589D5
Darker −20%#5F65C8
Darker −30%#3F45B5
Darker −40%#32378F
More saturated +25%#9DA1F0
Less saturated −25%#B9BBD4

Channel breakdown

R171
G174
B226
Red171 (67.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue236.73°
Saturation (HSL)48.67%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AE · B E2

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