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Recognised as Colour

#A9BCFF

  • #A9BCFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#A9BCFF is a blue with RGB values 169, 188, 255 and HSL 227°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#A9BCFF#A9BCFF
HEX#A9BCFF
RGBrgb(169, 188, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7373, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 73.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(226.7, 100%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.7, 33.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 26.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,123,967
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BCFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#564300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7C2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0BBFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#90C9D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Light skyblue · ΔE 21Light steelblue · ΔE 22.4Thistle · ΔE 26.4Plum · ΔE 27.3Sky blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 20.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFECA9
Analogous#A9E7FF, #C1A9FF
Triadic#FFA9BC, #BCFFA9
Split complementary#FFC1A9, #E7FFA9
Tetradic#FFA9E7, #FFECA9, #A9FFC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE4FF
Darker −10%#7694FF
Darker −20%#436DFF
Darker −30%#1045FF
Darker −40%#0031DC
More saturated +25%#A9BCFF
Less saturated −25%#B4C2F4

Channel breakdown

R169
G188
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue226.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G BC · B FF

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