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Recognised as Colour

#A9C2DA

  • #A9C2DA
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9C2DA is a blue with RGB values 169, 194, 218 and HSL 209°, 40%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9C2DA#A9C2DA
HEX#A9C2DA
RGBrgb(169, 194, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7608, 0.8549
RGB percentages66.3%, 76.1%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(209.4, 39.8%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.4, 22.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK22.5%, 11%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,125,466
CSS custom property--colour: #A9C2DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52081WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.42:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#563D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9C2DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3BDDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#9CC8CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 2.3Light blue · ΔE 10.5Sky blue · ΔE 13.4Silver · ΔE 15.2Powder blue · ΔE 15.5Light skyblue · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 2.31, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAC1A9
Analogous#A9DADA, #A9A9DA
Triadic#DAA9C2, #C2DAA9
Split complementary#DAA9A9, #DADAA9
Tetradic#DAA9DA, #DAC1A9, #AADAA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F5F9
Lighter +10%#CDDBE9
Darker −10%#85A9CB
Darker −20%#628FBB
Darker −30%#4676A4
Darker −40%#375C80
More saturated +25%#9AC2E9
Less saturated −25%#B8C2CB

Channel breakdown

R169
G194
B218
Red169 (66.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue209.39°
Saturation (HSL)39.84%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G C2 · B DA

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