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Recognised as Colour

#ABB9D1

  • #ABB9D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB9D1 is a blue with RGB values 171, 185, 209 and HSL 218°, 29%, 75%. 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

#ABB9D1#ABB9D1
HEX#ABB9D1
RGBrgb(171, 185, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7255, 0.8196
RGB percentages67.1%, 72.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(217.9, 29.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 18.2%, 82%)
CMYK18.2%, 11.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,254,225
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB9D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.59:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#54462E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1BAD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB6D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#A2BEC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 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 text10.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.2Silver · ΔE 14Light blue · ΔE 14.5Thistle · ΔE 14.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.8Light grey · ΔE 16.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.22, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1C3AB
Analogous#ABCCD1, #B0ABD1
Triadic#D1ABB9, #B9D1AB
Split complementary#D1B0AB, #CCD1AB
Tetradic#D1ABCC, #D1C3AB, #ABD1B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF0F5
Lighter +10%#CCD4E3
Darker −10%#8A9EBF
Darker −20%#6982AD
Darker −30%#506993
Darker −40%#3E5172
More saturated +25%#9BB5E1
Less saturated −25%#BBBDC1

Channel breakdown

R171
G185
B209
Red171 (67.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue217.89°
Saturation (HSL)29.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B9 · B D1

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