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Recognised as Colour

#AA9EFB

  • #AA9EFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AA9EFB is a blue with RGB values 170, 158, 251 and HSL 248°, 92%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AA9EFB#AA9EFB
HEX#AA9EFB
RGBrgb(170, 158, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6196, 0.9843
RGB percentages66.7%, 62%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(247.7, 92.1%, 80.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 37.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK32.3%, 37.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,181,819
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9EFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.99:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#556104

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#82ACFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A7F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#96AFC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFFB9E
Analogous#9EC0FB, #D89EFB
Triadic#FBAA9E, #9EFBAA
Split complementary#FBD99E, #C1FB9E
Tetradic#FB9EC1, #EFFB9E, #9EFBD9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5CFFD
Darker −10%#7F6DF9
Darker −20%#543CF7
Darker −30%#290BF5
Darker −40%#2008C5
More saturated +25%#A79AFF
Less saturated −25%#B3ABEE

Channel breakdown

R170
G158
B251
Red170 (66.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue247.74°
Saturation (HSL)92.08%
Lightness80.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9E · B FB

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