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Recognised as Colour

#A2A9F5

  • #A2A9F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A2A9F5 is a blue with RGB values 162, 169, 245 and HSL 235°, 81%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A2A9F5#A2A9F5
HEX#A2A9F5
RGBrgb(162, 169, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6627, 0.9608
RGB percentages63.5%, 66.3%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(234.9, 80.6%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 33.9%, 96.1%)
CMYK33.9%, 31%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,660,341
CSS custom property--colour: #A2A9F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4265WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5D560A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B2F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DACF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8BB7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Plum · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Light skyblue · ΔE 29Light steelblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5EEA2
Analogous#A2D3F5, #C4A2F5
Triadic#F5A2A9, #A9F5A2
Split complementary#F5C4A2, #D3F5A2
Tetradic#F5A2D3, #F5EEA2, #A2F5C4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D0D4FA
Darker −10%#747EF0
Darker −20%#4654EB
Darker −30%#192AE5
Darker −40%#1422B7
More saturated +25%#98A1FF
Less saturated −25%#AFB4E8

Channel breakdown

R162
G169
B245
Red162 (63.5%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue234.94°
Saturation (HSL)80.58%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G A9 · B F5

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