Recognised as Colour

#ABDFE2

#ABDFE2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Powder blue

#ABDFE2 is a cyan with RGB values 171, 223, 226 and HSL 183°, 49%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ABDFE2#ABDFE2

HEX#ABDFE2

RGBrgb(171, 223, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.8745, 0.8863

RGB percentages67.1%, 87.5%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(183.3, 48.7%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(183.3, 24.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK24.3%, 1.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,263,970

CSS custom property--colour: #ABDFE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.38:1

Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#54201D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7DAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#CDD2E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Tritanopia#99E3E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 2.2 Pale turquoise · ΔE 5.9 Light blue · ΔE 7 Light cyan · ΔE 14.2 Sky blue · ΔE 15.7 Light grey · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 2.24, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E2AEAB

Analogous#ABE2C9, #ABC3E2

Triadic#E2ABDF, #DFE2AB

Split complementary#E2ABC4, #E2C9AB

Tetradic#C9ABE2, #E2AEAB, #C3E2AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7FCFC

Lighter +10%#D1EDEF

Darker −10%#85D1D5

Darker −20%#5FC2C8

Darker −30%#3FAFB5

Darker −40%#328A8F

More saturated +25%#9DECF0

Less saturated −25%#B9D2D4

Channel breakdown

R171

G223

B226

Red171 (67.1%)

Green223 (87.5%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue183.27°

Saturation (HSL)48.67%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AB · G DF · B E2

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