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Recognised as Colour

#ABD8CF

  • #ABD8CF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ABD8CF is a cyan with RGB values 171, 216, 207 and HSL 168°, 37%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ABD8CF#ABD8CF
HEX#ABD8CF
RGBrgb(171, 216, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.8471, 0.8118
RGB percentages67.1%, 84.7%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(168, 36.6%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 20.8%, 84.7%)
CMYK20.8%, 0%, 4.2%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,262,159
CSS custom property--colour: #ABD8CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.45:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#542730

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4D3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#CBCCD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#9FDAD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 9.8Light blue · ΔE 12.4Light cyan · ΔE 16.4Light grey · ΔE 16.5Gainsboro · ΔE 17.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.55, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8ABB4
Analogous#ABD8B9, #ABCBD8
Triadic#CFABD8, #D8CFAB
Split complementary#D8ABCB, #D8B9AB
Tetradic#B9ABD8, #D8ABB4, #CBD8AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F8F7
Lighter +10%#CEE8E3
Darker −10%#88C8BB
Darker −20%#65B8A7
Darker −30%#4AA08F
Darker −40%#3A7D70
More saturated +25%#9CE7D8
Less saturated −25%#BAC9C6

Channel breakdown

R171
G216
B207
Red171 (67.1%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)36.59%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AB · G D8 · B CF

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