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Recognised as Colour

#ABB6EA

  • #ABB6EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB6EA is a blue with RGB values 171, 182, 234 and HSL 230°, 60%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABB6EA#ABB6EA
HEX#ABB6EA
RGBrgb(171, 182, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7137, 0.9176
RGB percentages67.1%, 71.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.5, 60%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 26.9%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,253,482
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB6EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.61:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#544915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BBECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B6E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9BC0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Thistle · ΔE 19.5Sky blue · ΔE 23.6Lavender · ΔE 24.7Plum · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 15.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADFAB
Analogous#ABD6EA, #BFABEA
Triadic#EAABB6, #B6EAAB
Split complementary#EAC0AB, #D5EAAB
Tetradic#EAABD6, #EADFAB, #ABEABF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#D4D9F4
Darker −10%#8293E0
Darker −20%#596FD6
Darker −30%#324DCA
Darker −40%#283DA1
More saturated +25%#9EADF7
Less saturated −25%#B8BFDD

Channel breakdown

R171
G182
B234
Red171 (67.1%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.52°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B6 · B EA

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