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Colour

#A9DAFE

  • #A9DAFE
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A9DAFE is a blue with RGB values 169, 218, 254 and HSL 205°, 98%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A9DAFE#A9DAFE
HEX#A9DAFE
RGBrgb(169, 218, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8549, 0.9961
RGB percentages66.3%, 85.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(205.4, 97.7%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 33.5%, 99.6%)
CMYK33.5%, 14.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,131,646
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DAFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#562501

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFD0FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#8DE3E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.5Sky blue · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 11.6Light blue · ΔE 11.7Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Lavender · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECDA9
Analogous#A9FEF8, #A9AFFE
Triadic#FEA9DA, #DAFEA9
Split complementary#FEA9AF, #FEF8A9
Tetradic#F8A9FE, #FECDA9, #AFFEA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DBF0FF
Darker −10%#77C4FD
Darker −20%#44AFFD
Darker −30%#1299FC
Darker −40%#037ED8
More saturated +25%#A8DAFF
Less saturated −25%#B4D8F3

Channel breakdown

R169
G218
B254
Red169 (66.3%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue205.41°
Saturation (HSL)97.7%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G DA · B FE

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