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Recognised as Colour

#A9ABFB

  • #A9ABFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A9ABFB is a blue with RGB values 169, 171, 251 and HSL 239°, 91%, 82%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A9ABFB#A9ABFB
HEX#A9ABFB
RGBrgb(169, 171, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6706, 0.9843
RGB percentages66.3%, 67.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(238.5, 91.1%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 32.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK32.7%, 31.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,119,611
CSS custom property--colour: #A9ABFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.91:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#565404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B5FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FAFF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#94BAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Plum · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.3Light skyblue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF9A9
Analogous#A9D4FB, #D0A9FB
Triadic#FBA9AB, #ABFBA9
Split complementary#FBD0A9, #D4FBA9
Tetradic#FBA9D4, #FBF9A9, #A9FBD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DADBFD
Darker −10%#787BF9
Darker −20%#484CF6
Darker −30%#171CF4
Darker −40%#0A0ECE
More saturated +25%#A5A7FF
Less saturated −25%#B4B6F0

Channel breakdown

R169
G171
B251
Red169 (66.3%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue238.54°
Saturation (HSL)91.11%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AB · B FB

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