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Colour

#A1A7EE

  • #A1A7EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A1A7EE is a blue with RGB values 161, 167, 238 and HSL 235°, 69%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A1A7EE#A1A7EE
HEX#A1A7EE
RGBrgb(161, 167, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6549, 0.9333
RGB percentages63.1%, 65.5%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(235.3, 69.4%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 32.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK32.4%, 29.8%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,594,286
CSS custom property--colour: #A1A7EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5E5811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8EAAECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DB4C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Light steelblue · ΔE 27.2Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6Thistle · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE8A1
Analogous#A1CDEE, #C2A1EE
Triadic#EEA1A7, #A7EEA1
Split complementary#EEC1A1, #CEEEA1
Tetradic#EEA1CD, #EEE8A1, #A1EEC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F8FE
Lighter +10%#CCCFF6
Darker −10%#767FE6
Darker −20%#4B56DE
Darker −30%#2633D0
Darker −40%#1E28A5
More saturated +25%#939BFC
Less saturated −25%#AFB3E0

Channel breakdown

R161
G167
B238
Red161 (63.1%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue235.32°
Saturation (HSL)69.37%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G A7 · B EE

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