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Recognised as Colour

#ABD4E8

  • #ABD4E8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#ABD4E8 is a cyan with RGB values 171, 212, 232 and HSL 200°, 57%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ABD4E8#ABD4E8
HEX#ABD4E8
RGBrgb(171, 212, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.8314, 0.9098
RGB percentages67.1%, 83.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(199.7, 57%, 79%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 26.3%, 91%)
CMYK26.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,261,160
CSS custom property--colour: #ABD4E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61571WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#542B17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD2E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#C1CBE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#99DADAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.6Powder blue · ΔE 8.8Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Sky blue · ΔE 9.8Light skyblue · ΔE 14.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.56, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8BFAB
Analogous#ABE8DE, #ABB5E8
Triadic#E8ABD4, #D4E8AB
Split complementary#E8ABB5, #E8DDAB
Tetradic#DEABE8, #E8BFAB, #B6E8AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFDFE
Lighter +10%#D3E8F3
Darker −10%#83C0DD
Darker −20%#5BABD2
Darker −30%#3696C4
Darker −40%#2B779C
More saturated +25%#9ED9F5
Less saturated −25%#B8CFDB

Channel breakdown

R171
G212
B232
Red171 (67.1%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue199.67°
Saturation (HSL)57.01%
Lightness79.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G D4 · B E8

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