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Recognised as Colour

#A9A5D3

  • #A9A5D3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9A5D3 is a blue with RGB values 169, 165, 211 and HSL 245°, 34%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9A5D3#A9A5D3
HEX#A9A5D3
RGBrgb(169, 165, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6471, 0.8275
RGB percentages66.3%, 64.7%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(245.2, 34.3%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 21.8%, 82.7%)
CMYK19.9%, 21.8%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,118,035
CSS custom property--colour: #A9A5D3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40048WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.01:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#565A2C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9AABD5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AA9D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A0ADB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 17Thistle · ΔE 17.4Plum · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Slate grey · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 16.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFD3A5
Analogous#A5B8D3, #C0A5D3
Triadic#D3A9A5, #A5D3A9
Split complementary#D3C0A5, #B8D3A5
Tetradic#D3A5B8, #CFD3A5, #A5D3C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAEAF4
Lighter +10%#CAC7E4
Darker −10%#8883C2
Darker −20%#6860B2
Darker −30%#504996
Darker −40%#3E3874
More saturated +25%#9B94E4
Less saturated −25%#B7B6C2

Channel breakdown

R169
G165
B211
Red169 (66.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue245.22°
Saturation (HSL)34.33%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G A5 · B D3

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