Recognised as Colour
#A9AFC3
- #A9AFC3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Light steelblue
#A9AFC3 is a blue with RGB values 169, 175, 195 and HSL 226°, 18%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.
Colour values
#A9AFC3#A9AFC3
HEX#A9AFC3
RGBrgb(169, 175, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6863, 0.7647
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(226.2, 17.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.2, 13.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK13.3%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,579
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AFC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#56503C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3BDA9
Analogous#A9BCC3, #B0A9C3
Triadic#C3A9AF, #AFC3A9
Split complementary#C3B0A9, #BCC3A9
Tetradic#C3A9BC, #C3BDA9, #A9C3B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R169
G175
B195
Red169 (66.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue226.15°
Saturation (HSL)17.81%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AF · B C3
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