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Recognised as Colour

#A9B5F5

  • #A9B5F5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A9B5F5 is a blue with RGB values 169, 181, 245 and HSL 231°, 79%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A9B5F5#A9B5F5
HEX#A9B5F5
RGBrgb(169, 181, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7098, 0.9608
RGB percentages66.3%, 71%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(230.5, 79.2%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 31%, 96.1%)
CMYK31%, 26.1%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,122,165
CSS custom property--colour: #A9B5F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#564A0A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A2BBF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DB6F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#95C1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6Light skyblue · ΔE 22.1Thistle · ΔE 24.6Plum · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F5E9A9
Analogous#A9DBF5, #C3A9F5
Triadic#F5A9B5, #B5F5A9
Split complementary#F5C3A9, #DBF5A9
Tetradic#F5A9DB, #F5E9A9, #A9F5C3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7DCFA
Darker −10%#7B8EF0
Darker −20%#4E66EA
Darker −30%#203FE5
Darker −40%#1630BC
More saturated +25%#9FAEFF
Less saturated −25%#B5BDE9

Channel breakdown

R169
G181
B245
Red169 (66.3%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue230.53°
Saturation (HSL)79.17%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G B5 · B F5

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