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Recognised as Colour

#ABE1FF

  • #ABE1FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#ABE1FF is a blue with RGB values 171, 225, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#ABE1FF#ABE1FF
HEX#ABE1FF
RGBrgb(171, 225, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.8824, 1
RGB percentages67.1%, 88.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.4, 100%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 32.9%, 100%)
CMYK32.9%, 11.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,264,511
CSS custom property--colour: #ABE1FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69728WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.95:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#541E00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3DFFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7D5FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#8FE9EAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9Light blue · ΔE 9.2Light skyblue · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 12.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.9
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.98, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC9AB
Analogous#ABFFF3, #ABB7FF
Triadic#FFABE1, #E1FFAB
Split complementary#FFABB7, #FFF3AB
Tetradic#F3ABFF, #FFC9AB, #B7FFAB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEF3FF
Darker −10%#78CFFF
Darker −20%#45BDFF
Darker −30%#12AAFF
Darker −40%#008FDE
More saturated +25%#ABE1FF
Less saturated −25%#B5DEF4

Channel breakdown

R171
G225
B255
Red171 (67.1%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G E1 · B FF

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