Colour

#ABB2E3

#ABB2E3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB2E3 is a blue with RGB values 171, 178, 227 and HSL 233°, 50%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABB2E3#ABB2E3

HEX#ABB2E3

RGBrgb(171, 178, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.698, 0.8902

RGB percentages67.1%, 69.8%, 89%

HSLhsl(232.5, 50%, 78%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 24.7%, 89%)

CMYK24.7%, 21.6%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,252,451

CSS custom property--colour: #ABB2E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness182.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.21:1

Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4

Inverted#544D1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4B7E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1B3E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#9EBBC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.6 Thistle · ΔE 18.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 20.2 Sky blue · ΔE 24 Lavender · ΔE 24.5 Plum · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3DCAB

Analogous#ABCEE3, #C0ABE3

Triadic#E3ABB2, #B2E3AB

Split complementary#E3C0AB, #CEE3AB

Tetradic#E3ABCE, #E3DCAB, #ABE3C0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F8FD

Lighter +10%#D1D5F0

Darker −10%#858FD6

Darker −20%#5F6CC9

Darker −30%#3D4DB8

Darker −40%#313D91

More saturated +25%#9DA7F1

Less saturated −25%#B9BCD5

Channel breakdown

R171

G178

B227

Red171 (67.1%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue232.5°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness78.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G B2 · B E3

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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