Colour

#ABC7E9

#ABC7E9
Blue
Light
Nearest: Light steelblue

#ABC7E9 is a blue with RGB values 171, 199, 233 and HSL 213°, 58%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#ABC7E9#ABC7E9

HEX#ABC7E9

RGBrgb(171, 199, 233)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7804, 0.9137

RGB percentages67.1%, 78%, 91.4%

HSLhsl(212.9, 58.5%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 26.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK26.6%, 14.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,257,833

CSS custom property--colour: #ABC7E9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.08:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#543816

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBC8EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#B4C2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#9ACED2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 4.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 12.4 Sky blue · ΔE 13 Light blue · ΔE 13.2 Lavender · ΔE 17.2 Powder blue · ΔE 18.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 4.83, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E9CDAB

Analogous#ABE6E9, #AEABE9

Triadic#E9ABC7, #C7E9AB

Split complementary#E9AEAB, #E6E9AB

Tetradic#E9ABE6, #E9CDAB, #ABE9AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFDFE

Lighter +10%#D3E2F4

Darker −10%#83ACDE

Darker −20%#5A91D4

Darker −30%#3476C7

Darker −40%#2A5E9E

More saturated +25%#9EC6F6

Less saturated −25%#B8C8DC

Channel breakdown

R171

G199

B233

Red171 (67.1%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue233 (91.4%)

Hue212.9°

Saturation (HSL)58.49%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G C7 · B E9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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