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Colour

#A9B6E8

  • #A9B6E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9B6E8 is a blue with RGB values 169, 182, 232 and HSL 228°, 58%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9B6E8#A9B6E8
HEX#A9B6E8
RGBrgb(169, 182, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7137, 0.9098
RGB percentages66.3%, 71.4%, 91%
HSLhsl(227.6, 57.8%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 27.2%, 91%)
CMYK27.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,122,408
CSS custom property--colour: #A9B6E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.54:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#564917

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7BAEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3B5E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#99BFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.2Light skyblue · ΔE 18.2Thistle · ΔE 19.3Sky blue · ΔE 22.4Lavender · ΔE 24.2Light blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8DBA9
Analogous#A9D6E8, #BBA9E8
Triadic#E8A9B6, #B6E8A9
Split complementary#E8BBA9, #D6E8A9
Tetradic#E8A9D6, #E8DBA9, #A9E8BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FAFE
Lighter +10%#D1D8F3
Darker −10%#8194DD
Darker −20%#5972D2
Darker −30%#3452C4
Darker −40%#2A419B
More saturated +25%#9BAEF6
Less saturated −25%#B7BEDA

Channel breakdown

R169
G182
B232
Red169 (66.3%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue227.62°
Saturation (HSL)57.8%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G B6 · B E8

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