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Colour

#ABBDEC

  • #ABBDEC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABBDEC is a blue with RGB values 171, 189, 236 and HSL 223°, 63%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABBDEC#ABBDEC
HEX#ABBDEC
RGBrgb(171, 189, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7412, 0.9255
RGB percentages67.1%, 74.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(223.4, 63.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.4, 27.5%, 92.5%)
CMYK27.5%, 19.9%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,255,276
CSS custom property--colour: #ABBDEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#544213

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEC0EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9BBEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9AC6CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 18.8Sky blue · ΔE 19.6Light blue · ΔE 21.7Lavender · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDAAB
Analogous#ABDEEC, #B9ABEC
Triadic#ECABBD, #BDECAB
Split complementary#ECBAAB, #DEECAB
Tetradic#ECABDE, #ECDAAB, #ABECBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D5DEF5
Darker −10%#819CE3
Darker −20%#587CD9
Darker −30%#2F5BCF
Darker −40%#2549A6
More saturated +25%#9EB7F9
Less saturated −25%#B8C3DF

Channel breakdown

R171
G189
B236
Red171 (67.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue223.38°
Saturation (HSL)63.11%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G BD · B EC

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