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Recognised as Colour

#ABC2CC

  • #ABC2CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABC2CC is a cyan with RGB values 171, 194, 204 and HSL 198°, 24%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABC2CC#ABC2CC
HEX#ABC2CC
RGBrgb(171, 194, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7608, 0.8
RGB percentages67.1%, 76.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(198.2, 24.4%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.2, 16.2%, 80%)
CMYK16.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,256,524
CSS custom property--colour: #ABC2CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#543D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC1CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BCCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A2C5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 9.4Silver · ΔE 9.6Light grey · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.3Powder blue · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB5AB
Analogous#ABCCC6, #ABB2CC
Triadic#CCABC2, #C2CCAB
Split complementary#CCABB2, #CCC6AB
Tetradic#C6ABCC, #CCB5AB, #B2CCAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF0F3
Lighter +10%#CBD9DF
Darker −10%#8BABB9
Darker −20%#6C94A5
Darker −30%#547A8A
Darker −40%#415E6A
More saturated +25%#9AC9DD
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R171
G194
B204
Red171 (67.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue198.18°
Saturation (HSL)24.44%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G C2 · B CC

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