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Recognised as Colour

#ABB4E5

  • #ABB4E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB4E5 is a blue with RGB values 171, 180, 229 and HSL 231°, 53%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABB4E5#ABB4E5
HEX#ABB4E5
RGBrgb(171, 180, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7059, 0.898
RGB percentages67.1%, 70.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(230.7, 52.7%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 25.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK25.3%, 21.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,252,965
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB4E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#544B1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6B9E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B4E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9DBDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Thistle · ΔE 18.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.3Lavender · ΔE 24Light blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5DCAB
Analogous#ABD1E5, #BFABE5
Triadic#E5ABB4, #B4E5AB
Split complementary#E5BFAB, #D1E5AB
Tetradic#E5ABD1, #E5DCAB, #ABE5BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFD
Lighter +10%#D2D7F1
Darker −10%#8491D9
Darker −20%#5D6ECD
Darker −30%#3A4FBD
Darker −40%#2E3E96
More saturated +25%#9DABF3
Less saturated −25%#B9BDD7

Channel breakdown

R171
G180
B229
Red171 (67.1%)
Green180 (70.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue230.69°
Saturation (HSL)52.73%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B4 · B E5

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