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Recognised as Colour

#ABBAD1

  • #ABBAD1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABBAD1 is a blue with RGB values 171, 186, 209 and HSL 216°, 29%, 75%. 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

#ABBAD1#ABBAD1
HEX#ABBAD1
RGBrgb(171, 186, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7294, 0.8196
RGB percentages67.1%, 72.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(216.3, 29.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 18.2%, 82%)
CMYK18.2%, 11%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,254,481
CSS custom property--colour: #ABBAD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.68:1
Contrast with white1.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#54452E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3BBD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB7D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#A2BFC1no 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 text1.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4Silver · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 13.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.5Thistle · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1C2AB
Analogous#ABCDD1, #AFABD1
Triadic#D1ABBA, #BAD1AB
Split complementary#D1AFAB, #CDD1AB
Tetradic#D1ABCD, #D1C2AB, #ABD1AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF0F5
Lighter +10%#CCD5E3
Darker −10%#8A9FBF
Darker −20%#6984AD
Darker −30%#506B93
Darker −40%#3E5372
More saturated +25%#9BB7E1
Less saturated −25%#BBBDC1

Channel breakdown

R171
G186
B209
Red171 (67.1%)
Green186 (72.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue216.32°
Saturation (HSL)29.23%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G BA · B D1

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