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Recognised as Colour

#A0AEE9

  • #A0AEE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A0AEE9 is a blue with RGB values 160, 174, 233 and HSL 228°, 62%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A0AEE9#A0AEE9
HEX#A0AEE9
RGBrgb(160, 174, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6824, 0.9137
RGB percentages62.7%, 68.2%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(228.5, 62.4%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 31.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK31.3%, 25.3%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,530,537
CSS custom property--colour: #A0AEE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.73:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5F5116

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB4ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AEE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#8CB9C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Thistle · ΔE 23.8Plum · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 19.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9DBA0
Analogous#A0D3E9, #B7A0E9
Triadic#E9A0AE, #AEE9A0
Split complementary#E9B6A0, #D3E9A0
Tetradic#E9A0D3, #E9DBA0, #A0E9B6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F5FC
Lighter +10%#C9D1F3
Darker −10%#778BDF
Darker −20%#4D67D6
Darker −30%#2D4AC3
Darker −40%#243A99
More saturated +25%#91A5F8
Less saturated −25%#AFB7DA

Channel breakdown

R160
G174
B233
Red160 (62.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue228.49°
Saturation (HSL)62.39%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AE · B E9

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