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Recognised as Colour

#ABB7E8

  • #ABB7E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB7E8 is a blue with RGB values 171, 183, 232 and HSL 228°, 57%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABB7E8#ABB7E8
HEX#ABB7E8
RGBrgb(171, 183, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7176, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.1%, 71.8%, 91%
HSLhsl(228.2, 57%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.2, 26.3%, 91%)
CMYK26.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,253,736
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB7E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.67:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#544817

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9BBEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4B7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 22.2Lavender · ΔE 23.5Light blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8DCAB
Analogous#ABD6E8, #BDABE8
Triadic#E8ABB7, #B7E8AB
Split complementary#E8BDAB, #D6E8AB
Tetradic#E8ABD6, #E8DCAB, #ABE8BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFCFE
Lighter +10%#D3D9F3
Darker −10%#8395DD
Darker −20%#5B72D2
Darker −30%#3652C4
Darker −40%#2B419C
More saturated +25%#9EAFF5
Less saturated −25%#B8BFDB

Channel breakdown

R171
G183
B232
Red171 (67.1%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue228.2°
Saturation (HSL)57.01%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B7 · B E8

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