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Colour

#A9BEE1

  • #A9BEE1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9BEE1 is a blue with RGB values 169, 190, 225 and HSL 218°, 48%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9BEE1#A9BEE1
HEX#A9BEE1
RGBrgb(169, 190, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7451, 0.8824
RGB percentages66.3%, 74.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(217.5, 48.3%, 77.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 24.9%, 88.2%)
CMYK24.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,124,449
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BEE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#56411E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C0E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADBAE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9AC5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 5.3Light skyblue · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.6Light blue · ΔE 15.9Thistle · ΔE 16.9Lavender · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 5.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1CCA9
Analogous#A9DAE1, #B0A9E1
Triadic#E1A9BE, #BEE1A9
Split complementary#E1B0A9, #DAE1A9
Tetradic#E1A9DA, #E1CCA9, #A9E1B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F7FB
Lighter +10%#CFDBEE
Darker −10%#83A1D4
Darker −20%#5D85C7
Darker −30%#3E6AB3
Darker −40%#31548D
More saturated +25%#9BBAF0
Less saturated −25%#B8C2D3

Channel breakdown

R169
G190
B225
Red169 (66.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)48.28%
Lightness77.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G BE · B E1

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