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Recognised as Colour

#AA9DF2

  • #AA9DF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AA9DF2 is a blue with RGB values 170, 157, 242 and HSL 249°, 77%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AA9DF2#AA9DF2
HEX#AA9DF2
RGBrgb(170, 157, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6157, 0.949
RGB percentages66.7%, 61.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(249.2, 76.6%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 35.1%, 94.9%)
CMYK29.8%, 35.1%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,554
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9DF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#55620D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#85A9F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#85A6F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#99ACBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.5Plum · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Slate blue · ΔE 31.6Royal blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5F29D
Analogous#9DBBF2, #D49DF2
Triadic#F2AA9D, #9DF2AA
Split complementary#F2D49D, #BBF29D
Tetradic#F29DBB, #E5F29D, #9DF2D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8F7FE
Lighter +10%#D1CAF8
Darker −10%#8370EC
Darker −20%#5C43E6
Darker −30%#3A1DD9
Darker −40%#2E17AC
More saturated +25%#A190FF
Less saturated −25%#B4ABE4

Channel breakdown

R170
G157
B242
Red170 (66.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue249.18°
Saturation (HSL)76.58%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9D · B F2

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