Recognised as Colour

#ABCBD1

#ABCBD1
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#ABCBD1 is a cyan with RGB values 171, 203, 209 and HSL 189°, 29%, 75%. 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 blue.

Colour values

#ABCBD1#ABCBD1

HEX#ABCBD1

RGBrgb(171, 203, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.7961, 0.8196

RGB percentages67.1%, 79.6%, 82%

HSLhsl(189.5, 29.2%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(189.5, 18.2%, 82%)

CMYK18.2%, 2.9%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,258,833

CSS custom property--colour: #ABCBD1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.19:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#54342E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C5C8D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BFC3D1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#A0CECDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6.7 Powder blue · ΔE 8.2 Silver · ΔE 11.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 11.9 Light grey · ΔE 12.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 14

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.67, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1B1AB

Analogous#ABD1C4, #ABB8D1

Triadic#D1ABCB, #CBD1AB

Split complementary#D1ABB8, #D1C4AB

Tetradic#C4ABD1, #D1B1AB, #B8D1AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EDF4F5

Lighter +10%#CCDFE3

Darker −10%#8AB7BF

Darker −20%#69A2AD

Darker −30%#508893

Darker −40%#3E6A72

More saturated +25%#9BD6E1

Less saturated −25%#BBC0C1

Channel breakdown

R171

G203

B209

Red171 (67.1%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue189.47°

Saturation (HSL)29.23%

Lightness74.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G CB · B D1

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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