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Recognised as Colour

#ABAEE9

  • #ABAEE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABAEE9 is a blue with RGB values 171, 174, 233 and HSL 237°, 58%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABAEE9#ABAEE9
HEX#ABAEE9
RGBrgb(171, 174, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6824, 0.9137
RGB percentages67.1%, 68.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(237.1, 58.5%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.1, 26.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK26.6%, 25.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,433
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAEE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#545116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EB5ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB1E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 20.4Thistle · ΔE 21.9Plum · ΔE 22.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7Steel blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 20.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9E6AB
Analogous#ABCDE9, #C7ABE9
Triadic#E9ABAE, #AEE9AB
Split complementary#E9C7AB, #CDE9AB
Tetradic#E9ABCD, #E9E6AB, #ABE9C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D3D5F4
Darker −10%#8387DE
Darker −20%#5A60D4
Darker −30%#343BC7
Darker −40%#2A2F9E
More saturated +25%#9EA2F6
Less saturated −25%#B8BADC

Channel breakdown

R171
G174
B233
Red171 (67.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue237.1°
Saturation (HSL)58.49%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AE · B E9

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