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Recognised as Colour

#ABBDCC

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

#ABBDCC is a blue with RGB values 171, 189, 204 and HSL 207°, 24%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABBDCC#ABBDCC
HEX#ABBDCC
RGBrgb(171, 189, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7412, 0.8
RGB percentages67.1%, 74.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(207.3, 24.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 16.2%, 80%)
CMYK16.2%, 7.4%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,255,244
CSS custom property--colour: #ABBDCC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.88:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#544233

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7BDCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B9CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#A3C1C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 10.3Light blue · ΔE 11.4Dark grey · ΔE 12Light grey · ΔE 13.4Powder blue · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 6.47, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCBAAB
Analogous#ABCCCB, #ABADCC
Triadic#CCABBD, #BDCCAB
Split complementary#CCABAD, #CCCBAB
Tetradic#CBABCC, #CCBAAB, #ADCCAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEFF3
Lighter +10%#CBD6DF
Darker −10%#8BA4B9
Darker −20%#6C8BA5
Darker −30%#54718A
Darker −40%#41576A
More saturated +25%#9ABFDD
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R171
G189
B204
Red171 (67.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G BD · B CC

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