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Recognised as Colour

#A9AAE0

  • #A9AAE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9AAE0 is a blue with RGB values 169, 170, 224 and HSL 239°, 47%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9AAE0#A9AAE0
HEX#A9AAE0
RGBrgb(169, 170, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6667, 0.8784
RGB percentages66.3%, 66.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(238.9, 47%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.9, 24.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK24.6%, 24.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,119,328
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AAE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#56551F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB0E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AADDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9CB3BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 18.8Thistle · ΔE 20.2Plum · ΔE 22.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0DFA9
Analogous#A9C5E0, #C3A9E0
Triadic#E0A9AA, #AAE0A9
Split complementary#E0C3A9, #C6E0A9
Tetradic#E0A9C5, #E0DFA9, #A9E0C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F4FB
Lighter +10%#CECFEE
Darker −10%#8485D2
Darker −20%#5E60C5
Darker −30%#4042B0
Darker −40%#32348B
More saturated +25%#9A9CEF
Less saturated −25%#B8B8D1

Channel breakdown

R169
G170
B224
Red169 (66.3%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue238.91°
Saturation (HSL)47.01%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AA · B E0

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