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Recognised as Colour

#ABECF3

  • #ABECF3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ABECF3 is a cyan with RGB values 171, 236, 243 and HSL 186°, 75%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ABECF3#ABECF3
HEX#ABECF3
RGBrgb(171, 236, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6706, 0.9255, 0.9529
RGB percentages67.1%, 92.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(185.8, 75%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.8, 29.6%, 95.3%)
CMYK29.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,267,315
CSS custom property--colour: #ABECF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#54130C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E2E6F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5DDF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#92F1EEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 3.7Powder blue · ΔE 6Light blue · ΔE 9.7Light cyan · ΔE 13.8Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Azure · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 3.73, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3B2AB
Analogous#ABF3D6, #ABC8F3
Triadic#F3ABEC, #ECF3AB
Split complementary#F3ABC8, #F3D6AB
Tetradic#D6ABF3, #F3B2AB, #C8F3AB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D8F6F9
Darker −10%#7EE2ED
Darker −20%#52D8E6
Darker −30%#25CEE0
Darker −40%#1AA8B8
More saturated +25%#9FF6FF
Less saturated −25%#B7E2E7

Channel breakdown

R171
G236
B243
Red171 (67.1%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue185.83°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AB · G EC · B F3

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