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Colour

#ABB3B8

  • #ABB3B8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ABB3B8 is a blue with RGB values 171, 179, 184 and HSL 203°, 8%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ABB3B8#ABB3B8
HEX#ABB3B8
RGBrgb(171, 179, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.702, 0.7216
RGB percentages67.1%, 70.2%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(203.1, 8.4%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.1, 7.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK7.1%, 2.7%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,252,664
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB3B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.87:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#544C47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1B3B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB1B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A8B4B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.1Silver · ΔE 6.6Light grey · ΔE 12.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2Gainsboro · ΔE 15.8Light blue · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8B0AB
Analogous#ABB8B7, #ABACB8
Triadic#B8ABB3, #B3B8AB
Split complementary#B8ABAC, #B8B7AB
Tetradic#B7ABB8, #B8B0AB, #ACB8AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E2E5E7
Lighter +10%#C7CCCF
Darker −10%#8F9AA1
Darker −20%#748189
Darker −30%#5D676D
Darker −40%#454D52
More saturated +25%#98B7CB
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R171
G179
B184
Red171 (67.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue203.08°
Saturation (HSL)8.39%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B3 · B B8

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