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Colour

#A1AAFF

  • #A1AAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A1AAFF is a blue with RGB values 161, 170, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A1AAFF#A1AAFF
HEX#A1AAFF
RGBrgb(161, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6314, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages63.1%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(234.3, 100%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 36.9%, 100%)
CMYK36.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,595,071
CSS custom property--colour: #A1AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#5E5500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#89ADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#86BAC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 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 text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.8Plum · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.5Light skyblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF6A1
Analogous#A1D9FF, #C7A1FF
Triadic#FFA1AA, #AAFFA1
Split complementary#FFC7A1, #D9FFA1
Tetradic#FFA1D9, #FFF6A1, #A1FFC7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D4D8FF
Darker −10%#6E7CFF
Darker −20%#3B4EFF
Darker −30%#0820FF
Darker −40%#0014D4
More saturated +25%#A1AAFF
Less saturated −25%#ADB3F3

Channel breakdown

R161
G170
B255
Red161 (63.1%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A1 · G AA · B FF

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