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Colour

#ABC0E3

  • #ABC0E3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABC0E3 is a blue with RGB values 171, 192, 227 and HSL 218°, 50%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABC0E3#ABC0E3
HEX#ABC0E3
RGBrgb(171, 192, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7529, 0.8902
RGB percentages67.1%, 75.3%, 89%
HSLhsl(217.5, 50%, 78%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 24.7%, 89%)
CMYK24.7%, 15.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,256,035
CSS custom property--colour: #ABC0E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#543F1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5C2E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFBCE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC7CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.1Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.5Light blue · ΔE 15.5Thistle · ΔE 16.8Lavender · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3CEAB
Analogous#ABDCE3, #B2ABE3
Triadic#E3ABC0, #C0E3AB
Split complementary#E3B2AB, #DCE3AB
Tetradic#E3ABDC, #E3CEAB, #ABE3B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F9FD
Lighter +10%#D1DDF0
Darker −10%#85A3D6
Darker −20%#5F87C9
Darker −30%#3D6BB8
Darker −40%#315591
More saturated +25%#9DBCF1
Less saturated −25%#B9C3D5

Channel breakdown

R171
G192
B227
Red171 (67.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness78.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G C0 · B E3

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