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Recognised as Colour

#A8A9FF

  • #A8A9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A8A9FF is a blue with RGB values 168, 169, 255 and HSL 239°, 100%, 83%. 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

#A8A9FF#A8A9FF
HEX#A8A9FF
RGBrgb(168, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages65.9%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(239.3, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.3, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK34.1%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,567
CSS custom property--colour: #A8A9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#575600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#8BAEFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91B9C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 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 text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Plum · ΔE 24.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Steel blue · ΔE 32.2Royal blue · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFFEA8
Analogous#A8D5FF, #D2A8FF
Triadic#FFA8A9, #A9FFA8
Split complementary#FFD2A8, #D5FFA8
Tetradic#FFA8D5, #FFFEA8, #A8FFD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBDBFF
Darker −10%#7577FF
Darker −20%#4244FF
Darker −30%#0F12FF
Darker −40%#0003DB
More saturated +25%#A8A9FF
Less saturated −25%#B3B4F4

Channel breakdown

R168
G169
B255
Red168 (65.9%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue239.31°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G A9 · B FF

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