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Colour

#A9BFE9

  • #A9BFE9
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9BFE9 is a blue with RGB values 169, 191, 233 and HSL 219°, 59%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9BFE9#A9BFE9
HEX#A9BFE9
RGBrgb(169, 191, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.749, 0.9137
RGB percentages66.3%, 74.9%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(219.4, 59.3%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 27.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK27.5%, 18%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,124,713
CSS custom property--colour: #A9BFE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#564016

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1C1EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABBCE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#98C7CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.8Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Sky blue · ΔE 16.9Thistle · ΔE 18.4Light blue · ΔE 18.7Lavender · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9D3A9
Analogous#A9DFE9, #B3A9E9
Triadic#E9A9BF, #BFE9A9
Split complementary#E9B3A9, #DFE9A9
Tetradic#E9A9DF, #E9D3A9, #A9E9B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAFBFE
Lighter +10%#D2DDF3
Darker −10%#80A1DF
Darker −20%#5883D4
Darker −30%#3365C6
Darker −40%#28519E
More saturated +25%#9CBBF7
Less saturated −25%#B7C3DC

Channel breakdown

R169
G191
B233
Red169 (66.3%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue219.38°
Saturation (HSL)59.26%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G BF · B E9

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