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Colour

#ABC5FF

  • #ABC5FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#ABC5FF is a blue with RGB values 171, 197, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#ABC5FF#ABC5FF
HEX#ABC5FF
RGBrgb(171, 197, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7725, 1
RGB percentages67.1%, 77.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.4, 100%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.4, 32.9%, 100%)
CMYK32.9%, 22.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,257,343
CSS custom property--colour: #ABC5FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.16:1
Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#543A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B2C9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAC2FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#93D1D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 15.6Light steelblue · ΔE 17.2Sky blue · ΔE 21.8Thistle · ΔE 23.8Lavender · ΔE 24.9Light blue · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE5AB
Analogous#ABEFFF, #BBABFF
Triadic#FFABC5, #C5FFAB
Split complementary#FFBBAB, #EFFFAB
Tetradic#FFABEF, #FFE5AB, #ABFFBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEE8FF
Darker −10%#78A2FF
Darker −20%#457FFF
Darker −30%#125BFF
Darker −40%#0045DE
More saturated +25%#ABC5FF
Less saturated −25%#B5C9F4

Channel breakdown

R171
G197
B255
Red171 (67.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G C5 · B FF

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