Colour

#AAA0D7

#AAA0D7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AAA0D7 is a blue with RGB values 170, 160, 215 and HSL 251°, 41%, 74%. 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

#AAA0D7#AAA0D7

HEX#AAA0D7

RGBrgb(170, 160, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6275, 0.8431

RGB percentages66.7%, 62.7%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(250.9, 40.7%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 25.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK20.9%, 25.6%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,182,295

CSS custom property--colour: #AAA0D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#555F28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A8D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A6D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#A1A9B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 18.8 Thistle · ΔE 21 Light steelblue · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Steel blue · ΔE 25.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 18.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CDD7A0

Analogous#A0B2D7, #C5A0D7

Triadic#D7AAA0, #A0D7AA

Split complementary#D7C5A0, #B2D7A0

Tetradic#D7A0B2, #CDD7A0, #A0D7C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE8F5

Lighter +10%#CAC4E6

Darker −10%#8A7CC8

Darker −20%#6A58B9

Darker −30%#52429C

Darker −40%#3F3378

More saturated +25%#9F8FE8

Less saturated −25%#B5B1C6

Channel breakdown

R170

G160

B215

Red170 (66.7%)

Green160 (62.7%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue250.91°

Saturation (HSL)40.74%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G A0 · B D7

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