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Recognised as Colour

#A9BEFE

  • #A9BEFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A9BEFE is a blue with RGB values 169, 190, 254 and HSL 225°, 98%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A9BEFE#A9BEFE
HEX#A9BEFE
RGBrgb(169, 190, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7451, 0.9961
RGB percentages66.3%, 74.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(225.2, 97.7%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 33.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK33.5%, 25.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,124,478
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BEFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.48:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#564101

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAC3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2BCFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Tritanopia#91CBD4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Light steelblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22Thistle · ΔE 25.4Sky blue · ΔE 25.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 19.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE9A9
Analogous#A9E8FE, #BFA9FE
Triadic#FEA9BE, #BEFEA9
Split complementary#FEBEA9, #E8FEA9
Tetradic#FEA9E8, #FEE9A9, #A9FEBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBE4FF
Darker −10%#7798FD
Darker −20%#4472FD
Darker −30%#124CFC
Darker −40%#0337D8
More saturated +25%#A8BDFF
Less saturated −25%#B4C4F3

Channel breakdown

R169
G190
B254
Red169 (66.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue225.18°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G BE · B FE

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