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Recognised as Colour

#ABC2DC

  • #ABC2DC
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABC2DC is a blue with RGB values 171, 194, 220 and HSL 212°, 41%, 77%. 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 steelblue.

Colour values

#ABC2DC#ABC2DC
HEX#ABC2DC
RGBrgb(171, 194, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7608, 0.8627
RGB percentages67.1%, 76.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(211.8, 41.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 22.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK22.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,256,540
CSS custom property--colour: #ABC2DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#543D23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C2DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BDDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#9EC8CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15 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 text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 1.4Light blue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 15.7Silver · ΔE 15.7Powder blue · ΔE 16.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 1.35, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCC5AB
Analogous#ABDADC, #ADABDC
Triadic#DCABC2, #C2DCAB
Split complementary#DCACAB, #DADCAB
Tetradic#DCABDA, #DCC5AB, #ABDCAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F6FA
Lighter +10%#CFDCEB
Darker −10%#87A8CD
Darker −20%#638EBE
Darker −30%#4674A8
Darker −40%#375B84
More saturated +25%#9CC1EB
Less saturated −25%#BAC3CD

Channel breakdown

R171
G194
B220
Red171 (67.1%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue211.84°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G C2 · B DC

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