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Recognised as Colour

#A9C3F3

  • #A9C3F3
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9C3F3 is a blue with RGB values 169, 195, 243 and HSL 219°, 76%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9C3F3#A9C3F3
HEX#A9C3F3
RGBrgb(169, 195, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7647, 0.9529
RGB percentages66.3%, 76.5%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(218.9, 75.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 30.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK30.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,125,747
CSS custom property--colour: #A9C3F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#563C0C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B3C6F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ACBFF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#94CDD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 11.9Light skyblue · ΔE 13.1Sky blue · ΔE 17.7Light blue · ΔE 20.6Thistle · ΔE 20.7Lavender · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3D9A9
Analogous#A9E8F3, #B4A9F3
Triadic#F3A9C3, #C3F3A9
Split complementary#F3B4A9, #E8F3A9
Tetradic#F3A9E8, #F3D9A9, #A9F3B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6E2F9
Darker −10%#7CA4ED
Darker −20%#4F85E7
Darker −30%#2365E0
Darker −40%#1951B7
More saturated +25%#9DBFFF
Less saturated −25%#B5C7E7

Channel breakdown

R169
G195
B243
Red169 (66.3%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue218.92°
Saturation (HSL)75.51%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G C3 · B F3

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