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Recognised as Colour

#AA9AFD

  • #AA9AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#AA9AFD is a blue with RGB values 170, 154, 253 and HSL 250°, 96%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#AA9AFD#AA9AFD
HEX#AA9AFD
RGBrgb(170, 154, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6039, 0.9922
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(249.7, 96.1%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 39.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK32.8%, 39.1%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,180,797
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#556502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA5FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#96ACBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 16.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Plum · ΔE 26.2Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDFD9A
Analogous#9ABBFD, #DC9AFD
Triadic#FDAA9A, #9AFDAA
Split complementary#FDDC9A, #BBFD9A
Tetradic#FD9ABB, #EDFD9A, #9AFDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FEFEFF
Lighter +10%#D4CCFE
Darker −10%#8068FC
Darker −20%#5636FB
Darker −30%#2C05F9
Darker −40%#2304C7
More saturated +25%#A998FF
Less saturated −25%#B3A7F0

Channel breakdown

R170
G154
B253
Red170 (66.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue249.7°
Saturation (HSL)96.12%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9A · B FD

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