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Recognised as Colour

#A9AFFC

  • #A9AFFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A9AFFC is a blue with RGB values 169, 175, 252 and HSL 236°, 93%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A9AFFC#A9AFFC
HEX#A9AFFC
RGBrgb(169, 175, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.6863, 0.9882
RGB percentages66.3%, 68.6%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(235.7, 93.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.7, 32.9%, 98.8%)
CMYK32.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,120,636
CSS custom property--colour: #A9AFFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.22:1
Contrast with white2.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#565003

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B8FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#93B2FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#93BDCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.05:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Plum · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 28.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.9Light steelblue · ΔE 29.3Steel blue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF6A9
Analogous#A9D9FC, #CCA9FC
Triadic#FCA9AF, #AFFCA9
Split complementary#FCCCA9, #D9FCA9
Tetradic#FCA9D9, #FCF6A9, #A9FCCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DADDFE
Darker −10%#7881FA
Darker −20%#4653F9
Darker −30%#1525F7
Darker −40%#0716D2
More saturated +25%#A6ACFF
Less saturated −25%#B4B9F1

Channel breakdown

R169
G175
B252
Red169 (66.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue235.66°
Saturation (HSL)93.26%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G AF · B FC

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