Colour

#A9B2DE

#A9B2DE
Blue
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Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9B2DE is a blue with RGB values 169, 178, 222 and HSL 230°, 45%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9B2DE#A9B2DE

HEX#A9B2DE

RGBrgb(169, 178, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.698, 0.8706

RGB percentages66.3%, 69.8%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(229.8, 44.5%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 23.9%, 87.1%)

CMYK23.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,121,374

CSS custom property--colour: #A9B2DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.11:1

Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3

Inverted#564D21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A6B6E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A2B2DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#9CBAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2 Thistle · ΔE 17 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1 Sky blue · ΔE 22.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8 Lavender · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DED5A9

Analogous#A9CCDE, #BBA9DE

Triadic#DEA9B2, #B2DEA9

Split complementary#DEBBA9, #CCDEA9

Tetradic#DEA9CC, #DED5A9, #A9DEBB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F4FA

Lighter +10%#CED3EC

Darker −10%#8491D0

Darker −20%#5F70C2

Darker −30%#4254AC

Darker −40%#344287

More saturated +25%#9AA8ED

Less saturated −25%#B8BCCF

Channel breakdown

R169

G178

B222

Red169 (66.3%)

Green178 (69.8%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue229.81°

Saturation (HSL)44.54%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A9 · G B2 · B DE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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