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Recognised as Colour

#ABAFC2

  • #ABAFC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABAFC2 is a blue with RGB values 171, 175, 194 and HSL 230°, 16%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABAFC2#ABAFC2
HEX#ABAFC2
RGBrgb(171, 175, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.6863, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.1%, 68.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(229.6, 15.9%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 11.9%, 76.1%)
CMYK11.9%, 9.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,251,650
CSS custom property--colour: #ABAFC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#54503D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAB1C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AFC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A6B2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 9.2Dark grey · ΔE 10.7Silver · ΔE 12Thistle · ΔE 13.7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.5Light grey · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 9.21, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2BEAB
Analogous#ABBBC2, #B2ABC2
Triadic#C2ABAF, #AFC2AB
Split complementary#C2B2AB, #BAC2AB
Tetradic#C2ABBB, #C2BEAB, #ABC2B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6E7ED
Lighter +10%#C9CBD7
Darker −10%#8D93AD
Darker −20%#707797
Darker −30%#595F7B
Darker −40%#44485D
More saturated +25%#99A3D4
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R171
G175
B194
Red171 (67.1%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue229.57°
Saturation (HSL)15.86%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G AF · B C2

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