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Recognised as Colour

#ABB4D6

  • #ABB4D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB4D6 is a blue with RGB values 171, 180, 214 and HSL 227°, 34%, 75%. 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

#ABB4D6#ABB4D6
HEX#ABB4D6
RGBrgb(171, 180, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7059, 0.8392
RGB percentages67.1%, 70.6%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(227.4, 34.4%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.4, 20.1%, 83.9%)
CMYK20.1%, 15.9%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,252,950
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB4D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.23:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#544B29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB7D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A8B3D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A1BABFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.7Thistle · ΔE 14.3Silver · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Dark grey · ΔE 19.1Light blue · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6CDAB
Analogous#ABCAD6, #B8ABD6
Triadic#D6ABB4, #B4D6AB
Split complementary#D6B8AB, #CAD6AB
Tetradic#D6ABC9, #D6CDAB, #ABD6B8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F1F7
Lighter +10%#CDD3E7
Darker −10%#8995C5
Darker −20%#6677B5
Darker −30%#4C5D9C
Darker −40%#3B487A
More saturated +25%#9BABE6
Less saturated −25%#BBBDC6

Channel breakdown

R171
G180
B214
Red171 (67.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue227.44°
Saturation (HSL)34.4%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B4 · B D6

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