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Recognised as Colour

#A9AFDB

  • #A9AFDB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9AFDB is a blue with RGB values 169, 175, 219 and HSL 233°, 41%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9AFDB#A9AFDB
HEX#A9AFDB
RGBrgb(169, 175, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6863, 0.8588
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(232.8, 41%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 22.8%, 85.9%)
CMYK22.8%, 20.1%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,603
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AFDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.84:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#565024

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3B3DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0B0DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9DB7BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 13Thistle · ΔE 16.7Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Sky blue · ΔE 23.2Lavender · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBD5A9
Analogous#A9C8DB, #BCA9DB
Triadic#DBA9AF, #AFDBA9
Split complementary#DBBCA9, #C8DBA9
Tetradic#DBA9C8, #DBD5A9, #A9DBBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2F9
Lighter +10%#CDD0EA
Darker −10%#858ECC
Darker −20%#616CBD
Darker −30%#4551A6
Darker −40%#363F82
More saturated +25%#9AA3EA
Less saturated −25%#B8BBCC

Channel breakdown

R169
G175
B219
Red169 (66.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue232.8°
Saturation (HSL)40.98%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AF · B DB

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