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Recognised as Colour

#A9ACFE

  • #A9ACFE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A9ACFE is a blue with RGB values 169, 172, 254 and HSL 238°, 98%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A9ACFE#A9ACFE
HEX#A9ACFE
RGBrgb(169, 172, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6745, 0.9961
RGB percentages66.3%, 67.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(237.9, 97.7%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 33.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK33.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,119,870
CSS custom property--colour: #A9ACFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.02:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#565301

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FB0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#92BBCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Plum · ΔE 24.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.9Steel blue · ΔE 31Light skyblue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFBA9
Analogous#A9D7FE, #D1A9FE
Triadic#FEA9AC, #ACFEA9
Split complementary#FED0A9, #D6FEA9
Tetradic#FEA9D6, #FEFBA9, #A9FED0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBDDFF
Darker −10%#777BFD
Darker −20%#444BFD
Darker −30%#121AFC
Darker −40%#030AD8
More saturated +25%#A8ABFF
Less saturated −25%#B4B6F3

Channel breakdown

R169
G172
B254
Red169 (66.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue237.88°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AC · B FE

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