Colour

#ABBAEB

#ABBAEB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABBAEB is a blue with RGB values 171, 186, 235 and HSL 226°, 62%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABBAEB#ABBAEB

HEX#ABBAEB

RGBrgb(171, 186, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7294, 0.9216

RGB percentages67.1%, 72.9%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(225.9, 61.5%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 27.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK27.2%, 20.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,254,507

CSS custom property--colour: #ABBAEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.95:1

Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BABABA

Inverted#544514

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABBEEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#A6B9EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9AC3CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 17 Thistle · ΔE 18.9 Sky blue · ΔE 21.3 Lavender · ΔE 22.9 Light blue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 13.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#EBDCAB

Analogous#ABDAEB, #BCABEB

Triadic#EBABBA, #BAEBAB

Split complementary#EBBCAB, #DAEBAB

Tetradic#EBABDA, #EBDCAB, #ABEBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFEFF

Lighter +10%#D4DCF5

Darker −10%#8298E1

Darker −20%#5976D7

Darker −30%#3155CC

Darker −40%#2744A3

More saturated +25%#9EB3F8

Less saturated −25%#B8C1DE

Channel breakdown

R171

G186

B235

Red171 (67.1%)

Green186 (72.9%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue225.94°

Saturation (HSL)61.54%

Lightness79.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G BA · B EB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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