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Recognised as Colour

#A9DFFF

  • #A9DFFF
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#A9DFFF is a blue with RGB values 169, 223, 255 and HSL 202°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#A9DFFF#A9DFFF
HEX#A9DFFF
RGBrgb(169, 223, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6627, 0.8745, 1
RGB percentages66.3%, 87.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(202.3, 100%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.3, 33.7%, 100%)
CMYK33.7%, 12.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,132,927
CSS custom property--colour: #A9DFFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#562000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0DDFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C4D3FFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Tritanopia#8CE8E9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 8.6Light skyblue · ΔE 9.9Light blue · ΔE 10Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 8.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC9A9
Analogous#A9FFF4, #A9B4FF
Triadic#FFA9DF, #DFFFA9
Split complementary#FFA9B4, #FFF4A9
Tetradic#F4A9FF, #FFC9A9, #B4FFA9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCF2FF
Darker −10%#76CCFF
Darker −20%#43B9FF
Darker −30%#10A6FF
Darker −40%#008ADC
More saturated +25%#A9DFFF
Less saturated −25%#B4DCF4

Channel breakdown

R169
G223
B255
Red169 (66.3%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue202.33°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A9 · G DF · B FF

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