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Colour

#A1AAD8

  • #A1AAD8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A1AAD8 is a blue with RGB values 161, 170, 216 and HSL 230°, 41%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A1AAD8#A1AAD8
HEX#A1AAD8
RGBrgb(161, 170, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6667, 0.8471
RGB percentages63.1%, 66.7%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(230.2, 41.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 25.5%, 84.7%)
CMYK25.5%, 21.3%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,595,032
CSS custom property--colour: #A1AAD8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#5E5527

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9DAEDAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#99AAD7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#93B2BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Sky blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8CFA1
Analogous#A1C5D8, #B4A1D8
Triadic#D8A1AA, #AAD8A1
Split complementary#D8B3A1, #C5D8A1
Tetradic#D8A1C5, #D8CFA1, #A1D8B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9EBF6
Lighter +10%#C5CBE7
Darker −10%#7D89C9
Darker −20%#5969BA
Darker −30%#42519E
Darker −40%#333E7A
More saturated +25%#909FE9
Less saturated −25%#B2B5C7

Channel breakdown

R161
G170
B216
Red161 (63.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue230.18°
Saturation (HSL)41.35%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G AA · B D8

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