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Colour

#ABB3CA

  • #ABB3CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB3CA is a blue with RGB values 171, 179, 202 and HSL 225°, 23%, 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

#ABB3CA#ABB3CA
HEX#ABB3CA
RGBrgb(171, 179, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.702, 0.7922
RGB percentages67.1%, 70.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(224.5, 22.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 15.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK15.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,252,682
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB3CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45162WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#544C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADB5CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB2C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A4B7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.3Silver · ΔE 13.6Thistle · ΔE 13.7Light blue · ΔE 16.8Light grey · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAC2AB
Analogous#ABC3CA, #B2ABCA
Triadic#CAABB3, #B3CAAB
Split complementary#CAB2AB, #C3CAAB
Tetradic#CAABC3, #CAC2AB, #ABCAB2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAECF1
Lighter +10%#CACFDE
Darker −10%#8C97B6
Darker −20%#6C7AA3
Darker −30%#556287
Darker −40%#414B68
More saturated +25%#9AABDB
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R171
G179
B202
Red171 (67.1%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue224.52°
Saturation (HSL)22.63%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B3 · B CA

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