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Colour

#A9C7FF

  • #A9C7FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A9C7FF is a blue with RGB values 169, 199, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A9C7FF#A9C7FF
HEX#A9C7FF
RGBrgb(169, 199, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.7804, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 78%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.1, 100%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 33.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 22%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,126,783
CSS custom property--colour: #A9C7FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56502WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#563800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B4CAFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABC3FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#8FD3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 13.9Light steelblue · ΔE 16.1Sky blue · ΔE 20.1Thistle · ΔE 23.9Light blue · ΔE 24Lavender · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 13.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE1A9
Analogous#A9F2FF, #B6A9FF
Triadic#FFA9C7, #C7FFA9
Split complementary#FFB6A9, #F2FFA9
Tetradic#FFA9F2, #FFE1A9, #A9FFB6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCE8FF
Darker −10%#76A6FF
Darker −20%#4385FF
Darker −30%#1063FF
Darker −40%#004DDC
More saturated +25%#A9C7FF
Less saturated −25%#B4CAF4

Channel breakdown

R169
G199
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G C7 · B FF

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