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Colour

#A8AAED

  • #A8AAED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A8AAED is a blue with RGB values 168, 170, 237 and HSL 238°, 66%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A8AAED#A8AAED
HEX#A8AAED
RGBrgb(168, 170, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.6667, 0.9294
RGB percentages65.9%, 66.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(238.3, 65.7%, 79.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 29.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK29.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,053,805
CSS custom property--colour: #A8AAED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#575512

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B2F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#94ADEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Tritanopia#97B6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Plum · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 25Thistle · ΔE 25.9Steel blue · ΔE 26.5Light skyblue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDEBA8
Analogous#A8CDED, #C9A8ED
Triadic#EDA8AA, #AAEDA8
Split complementary#EDC9A8, #CDEDA8
Tetradic#EDA8CD, #EDEBA8, #A8EDC9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFDFE
Lighter +10%#D2D3F6
Darker −10%#7E81E4
Darker −20%#5357DC
Darker −30%#2B30D1
Darker −40%#2226A7
More saturated +25%#9B9EFA
Less saturated −25%#B5B6E0

Channel breakdown

R168
G170
B237
Red168 (65.9%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue238.26°
Saturation (HSL)65.71%
Lightness79.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A8 · G AA · B ED

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