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Colour

#AA9EDF

  • #AA9EDF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#AA9EDF is a blue with RGB values 170, 158, 223 and HSL 251°, 50%, 75%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AA9EDF#AA9EDF
HEX#AA9EDF
RGBrgb(170, 158, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6196, 0.8745
RGB percentages66.7%, 62%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(251.1, 50.4%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 29.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK23.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,791
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9EDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.67:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#556120

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA5DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#9FA9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Thistle · ΔE 25.5Light steelblue · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3DF9E
Analogous#9EB3DF, #CB9EDF
Triadic#DFAA9E, #9EDFAA
Split complementary#DFCA9E, #B3DF9E
Tetradic#DF9EB3, #D3DF9E, #9EDFCB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDEBF8
Lighter +10%#CCC4EC
Darker −10%#8878D2
Darker −20%#6751C6
Darker −30%#4E39AB
Darker −40%#3C2C85
More saturated +25%#A08EEF
Less saturated −25%#B4AECF

Channel breakdown

R170
G158
B223
Red170 (66.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue251.08°
Saturation (HSL)50.39%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9E · B DF

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