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Colour

#A0AFFF

  • #A0AFFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A0AFFF is a blue with RGB values 160, 175, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A0AFFF#A0AFFF
HEX#A0AFFF
RGBrgb(160, 175, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6275, 0.6863, 1
RGB percentages62.7%, 68.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.5, 100%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 37.3%, 100%)
CMYK37.3%, 31.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,530,815
CSS custom property--colour: #A0AFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#5F5000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EB0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#84BFCCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Plum · ΔE 27Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.7Light steelblue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF0A0
Analogous#A0DFFF, #C0A0FF
Triadic#FFA0AF, #AFFFA0
Split complementary#FFC0A0, #DFFFA0
Tetradic#FFA0DF, #FFF0A0, #A0FFC0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D3DAFF
Darker −10%#6D84FF
Darker −20%#3A59FF
Darker −30%#072EFF
Darker −40%#0021D3
More saturated +25%#A0AFFF
Less saturated −25%#ACB7F3

Channel breakdown

R160
G175
B255
Red160 (62.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A0 · G AF · B FF

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