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Recognised as Colour

#AAA2F9

  • #AAA2F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAA2F9 is a blue with RGB values 170, 162, 249 and HSL 246°, 88%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAA2F9#AAA2F9
HEX#AAA2F9
RGBrgb(170, 162, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6353, 0.9765
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.5%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(245.5, 87.9%, 80.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 34.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK31.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,182,841
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA2F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.25:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#555D06

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#88AEFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#87AAF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#97B2C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Plum · ΔE 23.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 32.4Slate blue · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1F9A2
Analogous#A2C6F9, #D5A2F9
Triadic#F9AAA2, #A2F9AA
Split complementary#F9D6A2, #C5F9A2
Tetradic#F9A2C6, #F1F9A2, #A2F9D5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6D2FC
Darker −10%#7E72F6
Darker −20%#5242F3
Darker −30%#2712F0
Darker −40%#1D0DC2
More saturated +25%#A59CFF
Less saturated −25%#B4AEED

Channel breakdown

R170
G162
B249
Red170 (66.7%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue245.52°
Saturation (HSL)87.88%
Lightness80.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A2 · B F9

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