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Recognised as Colour

#ABB8C3

  • #ABB8C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#ABB8C3 is a blue with RGB values 171, 184, 195 and HSL 207°, 17%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#ABB8C3#ABB8C3
HEX#ABB8C3
RGBrgb(171, 184, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7216, 0.7647
RGB percentages67.1%, 72.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(207.5, 16.7%, 71.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.5, 12.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK12.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,253,955
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB8C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#54473C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4B8C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B5C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A5BBBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 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 text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.3Dark grey · ΔE 8.9Light steelblue · ΔE 9.3Light grey · ΔE 12.8Light blue · ΔE 13.7Gainsboro · ΔE 15.5
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3B6AB
Analogous#ABC3C2, #ABACC3
Triadic#C3ABB8, #B8C3AB
Split complementary#C3ABAC, #C3C2AB
Tetradic#C2ABC3, #C3B6AB, #ACC3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6EAED
Lighter +10%#C9D1D8
Darker −10%#8D9FAE
Darker −20%#6F8698
Darker −30%#596C7C
Darker −40%#43525E
More saturated +25%#99B9D5
Less saturated −25%#B7B7B7

Channel breakdown

R171
G184
B195
Red171 (67.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue207.5°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness71.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B8 · B C3

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