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Recognised as Colour

#AA9FFF

  • #AA9FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AA9FFF is a blue with RGB values 170, 159, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AA9FFF#AA9FFF
HEX#AA9FFF
RGBrgb(170, 159, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6235, 1
RGB percentages66.7%, 62.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(246.9, 100%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.9, 37.6%, 100%)
CMYK33.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,079
CSS custom property--colour: #AA9FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.11:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#556000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#81A8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#95B1C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Medium purple · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.3Plum · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4FF9F
Analogous#9FC4FF, #DA9FFF
Triadic#FFAA9F, #9FFFAA
Split complementary#FFDA9F, #C4FF9F
Tetradic#FF9FC4, #F4FF9F, #9FFFDA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7D2FF
Darker −10%#7D6CFF
Darker −20%#5039FF
Darker −30%#2306FF
Darker −40%#1800D2
More saturated +25%#AA9FFF
Less saturated −25%#B3ABF3

Channel breakdown

R170
G159
B255
Red170 (66.7%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G 9F · B FF

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