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Colour

#A0AEFF

  • #A0AEFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A0AEFF is a blue with RGB values 160, 174, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A0AEFF#A0AEFF
HEX#A0AEFF
RGBrgb(160, 174, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6824, 1
RGB percentages62.7%, 68.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.2, 100%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 37.3%, 100%)
CMYK37.3%, 31.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,530,559
CSS custom property--colour: #A0AEFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.99:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#5F5100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94B7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DAFFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#84BECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Plum · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 29Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1Medium purple · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF1A0
Analogous#A0DEFF, #C1A0FF
Triadic#FFA0AE, #AEFFA0
Split complementary#FFC1A0, #DEFFA0
Tetradic#FFA0DE, #FFF1A0, #A0FFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3D9FF
Darker −10%#6D83FF
Darker −20%#3A57FF
Darker −30%#072CFF
Darker −40%#001FD3
More saturated +25%#A0AEFF
Less saturated −25%#ACB6F3

Channel breakdown

R160
G174
B255
Red160 (62.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.16°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AE · B FF

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