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Recognised as Colour

#A3AAFF

  • #A3AAFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A3AAFF is a blue with RGB values 163, 170, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A3AAFF#A3AAFF
HEX#A3AAFF
RGBrgb(163, 170, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6392, 0.6667, 1
RGB percentages63.9%, 66.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(235.4, 100%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 36.1%, 100%)
CMYK36.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,726,143
CSS custom property--colour: #A3AAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#5C5500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#8AADFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#89BAC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2Plum · ΔE 25.9Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 30.9Light skyblue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFF8A3
Analogous#A3D8FF, #CAA3FF
Triadic#FFA3AA, #AAFFA3
Split complementary#FFCAA3, #D8FFA3
Tetradic#FFA3D8, #FFF8A3, #A3FFCA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6D9FF
Darker −10%#707BFF
Darker −20%#3D4CFF
Darker −30%#0A1DFF
Darker −40%#0010D6
More saturated +25%#A3AAFF
Less saturated −25%#AFB4F4

Channel breakdown

R163
G170
B255
Red163 (63.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue235.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A3 · G AA · B FF

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