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Recognised as Colour

#ABB9DC

  • #ABB9DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABB9DC is a blue with RGB values 171, 185, 220 and HSL 223°, 41%, 77%. 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

#ABB9DC#ABB9DC
HEX#ABB9DC
RGBrgb(171, 185, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7255, 0.8627
RGB percentages67.1%, 72.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(222.9, 41.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 22.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 15.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,254,236
CSS custom property--colour: #ABB9DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.7:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#544623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AFBBDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9FC0C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Thistle · ΔE 15.3Light skyblue · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.8Sky blue · ΔE 18.1Lavender · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCCEAB
Analogous#ABD1DC, #B5ABDC
Triadic#DCABB9, #B9DCAB
Split complementary#DCB5AB, #D1DCAB
Tetradic#DCABD1, #DCCEAB, #ABDCB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FA
Lighter +10%#CFD7EB
Darker −10%#879BCD
Darker −20%#637DBE
Darker −30%#4662A8
Darker −40%#374D84
More saturated +25%#9CB3EB
Less saturated −25%#BABFCD

Channel breakdown

R171
G185
B220
Red171 (67.1%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue222.86°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G B9 · B DC

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