Colour
#ABB3C9
- #ABB3C9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#ABB3C9 is a blue with RGB values 171, 179, 201 and HSL 224°, 22%, 73%. 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
#ABB3C9#ABB3C9
HEX#ABB3C9
RGBrgb(171, 179, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.702, 0.7882
RGB percentages67.1%, 70.2%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(224, 21.7%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 14.9%, 78.8%)
CMYK14.9%, 10.9%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,252,681
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB3C9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#544C36
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C9C1AB
Analogous#ABC2C9, #B2ABC9
Triadic#C9ABB3, #B3C9AB
Split complementary#C9B2AB, #C2C9AB
Tetradic#C9ABC2, #C9C1AB, #ABC9B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R171
G179
B201
Red171 (67.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue224°
Saturation (HSL)21.74%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B3 · B C9
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