Colour

#ABBDFF

#ABBDFF
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light skyblue

#ABBDFF is a blue with RGB values 171, 189, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#ABBDFF#ABBDFF

HEX#ABBDFF

RGBrgb(171, 189, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7412, 1

RGB percentages67.1%, 74.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(227.1, 100%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 32.9%, 100%)

CMYK32.9%, 25.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,255,295

CSS custom property--colour: #ABBDFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE

Inverted#544200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A8C3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2BCFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#93CAD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8 Thistle · ΔE 25.8 Plum · ΔE 27.1 Sky blue · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 20.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEDAB

Analogous#ABE7FF, #C3ABFF

Triadic#FFABBD, #BDFFAB

Split complementary#FFC3AB, #E7FFAB

Tetradic#FFABE7, #FFEDAB, #ABFFC3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DEE5FF

Darker −10%#7895FF

Darker −20%#456DFF

Darker −30%#1245FF

Darker −40%#0030DE

More saturated +25%#ABBDFF

Less saturated −25%#B5C3F4

Channel breakdown

R171

G189

B255

Red171 (67.1%)

Green189 (74.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue227.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G BD · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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