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Colour

#A9D4FF

  • #A9D4FF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A9D4FF is a blue with RGB values 169, 212, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A9D4FF#A9D4FF
HEX#A9D4FF
RGBrgb(169, 212, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8314, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 83.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 33.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 16.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,130,111
CSS custom property--colour: #A9D4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#562B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3D5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9CCFEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#8EDEE2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.2Light steelblue · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 12.3Light blue · ΔE 15.6Lavender · ΔE 19.6Powder blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD4A9
Analogous#A9FFFF, #A9A9FF
Triadic#FFA9D4, #D4FFA9
Split complementary#FFA9A9, #FFFFA9
Tetradic#FFA9FF, #FFD4A9, #A9FFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCEDFF
Darker −10%#76BAFF
Darker −20%#43A1FF
Darker −30%#1087FF
Darker −40%#006EDC
More saturated +25%#A9D4FF
Less saturated −25%#B4D4F4

Channel breakdown

R169
G212
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G D4 · B FF

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