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Recognised as Colour

#ABC3E2

  • #ABC3E2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABC3E2 is a blue with RGB values 171, 195, 226 and HSL 214°, 49%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABC3E2#ABC3E2
HEX#ABC3E2
RGBrgb(171, 195, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7647, 0.8863
RGB percentages67.1%, 76.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(213.8, 48.7%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 24.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK24.3%, 13.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,256,802
CSS custom property--colour: #ABC3E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.64:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#543C1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B8C4E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2BEE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#9CCACDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.9Light blue · ΔE 13Sky blue · ΔE 13.9Light skyblue · ΔE 14.2Lavender · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CAAB
Analogous#ABDFE2, #AEABE2
Triadic#E2ABC3, #C3E2AB
Split complementary#E2AEAB, #DEE2AB
Tetradic#E2ABDF, #E2CAAB, #ABE2AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F9FC
Lighter +10%#D1DEEF
Darker −10%#85A8D5
Darker −20%#5F8DC8
Darker −30%#3F72B5
Darker −40%#325B8F
More saturated +25%#9DC1F0
Less saturated −25%#B9C5D4

Channel breakdown

R171
G195
B226
Red171 (67.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue213.82°
Saturation (HSL)48.67%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G C3 · B E2

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