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Recognised as Colour

#AA9BEC

  • #AA9BEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AA9BEC is a blue with RGB values 170, 155, 236 and HSL 251°, 68%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AA9BEC#AA9BEC
HEX#AA9BEC
RGBrgb(170, 155, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6078, 0.9255
RGB percentages66.7%, 60.8%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(251.1, 68.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 34.3%, 92.5%)
CMYK28%, 34.3%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,036
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9BEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#556413

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A7EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#86A4EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BA9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Steel blue · ΔE 31.8Slate blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDEC9B
Analogous#9BB5EC, #D29BEC
Triadic#ECAA9B, #9BECAA
Split complementary#ECD29B, #B5EC9B
Tetradic#EC9BB4, #DDEC9B, #9BECD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1FC
Lighter +10%#CEC6F4
Darker −10%#8670E4
Darker −20%#6145DC
Darker −30%#4426C8
Darker −40%#351E9D
More saturated +25%#A18CFB
Less saturated −25%#B3AADD

Channel breakdown

R170
G155
B236
Red170 (66.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)68.07%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9B · B EC

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