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Colour

#A9DAFF

  • #A9DAFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#A9DAFF is a blue with RGB values 169, 218, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#A9DAFF#A9DAFF
HEX#A9DAFF
RGBrgb(169, 218, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8549, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 85.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.8, 100%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 33.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,131,647
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DAFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#562500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CAD9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFD0FEno 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 22.4 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 text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 8.3Sky blue · ΔE 9.7Light steelblue · ΔE 11.8Light blue · ΔE 12.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.6Lavender · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCEA9
Analogous#A9FFF9, #A9AFFF
Triadic#FFA9DA, #DAFFA9
Split complementary#FFA9AF, #FFF9A9
Tetradic#F9A9FF, #FFCEA9, #AFFFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCF0FF
Darker −10%#76C4FF
Darker −20%#43AEFF
Darker −30%#1098FF
Darker −40%#007DDC
More saturated +25%#A9DAFF
Less saturated −25%#B4D8F4

Channel breakdown

R169
G218
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.81°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G DA · B FF

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