Colour

#ABCDCE

#ABCDCE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#ABCDCE is a cyan with RGB values 171, 205, 206 and HSL 182°, 26%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ABCDCE#ABCDCE

HEX#ABCDCE

RGBrgb(171, 205, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.8039, 0.8078

RGB percentages67.1%, 80.4%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(181.7, 26.3%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(181.7, 17%, 80.8%)

CMYK17%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,259,342

CSS custom property--colour: #ABCDCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.36:1

Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#543231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C8CACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C4CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original

Tritanopia#A1D0CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.8 Light blue · ΔE 8.1 Silver · ΔE 12.1 Light grey · ΔE 12.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4 Gainsboro · ΔE 14.1

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.77, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEACAB

Analogous#ABCEBE, #ABBBCE

Triadic#CEABCD, #CDCEAB

Split complementary#CEABBB, #CEBEAB

Tetradic#BEABCE, #CEACAB, #BCCEAB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBF3F4

Lighter +10%#CBE0E1

Darker −10%#8BBABB

Darker −20%#6BA7A8

Darker −30%#538C8D

Darker −40%#406C6D

More saturated +25%#9ADDDF

Less saturated −25%#BCBDBD

Channel breakdown

R171

G205

B206

Red171 (67.1%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue181.71°

Saturation (HSL)26.32%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G CD · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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