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Recognised as Colour

#A9CCF1

  • #A9CCF1
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#A9CCF1 is a blue with RGB values 169, 204, 241 and HSL 211°, 72%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#A9CCF1#A9CCF1
HEX#A9CCF1
RGBrgb(169, 204, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8, 0.9451
RGB percentages66.3%, 80%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(210.8, 72%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.8, 29.9%, 94.5%)
CMYK29.9%, 15.4%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,128,049
CSS custom property--colour: #A9CCF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#56330E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECDF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B5C5F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#94D4D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 7.4Light skyblue · ΔE 10Sky blue · ΔE 11.7Light blue · ΔE 13.4Lavender · ΔE 18Powder blue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1CEA9
Analogous#A9F0F1, #AAA9F1
Triadic#F1A9CC, #CCF1A9
Split complementary#F1AAA9, #F0F1A9
Tetradic#F1A9F0, #F1CEA9, #A9F1AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5E6F8
Darker −10%#7DB2EA
Darker −20%#5198E3
Darker −30%#257EDC
Darker −40%#1D65B1
More saturated +25%#9DCCFE
Less saturated −25%#B6CCE5

Channel breakdown

R169
G204
B241
Red169 (66.3%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue210.83°
Saturation (HSL)72%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G CC · B F1

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