Colour

#AAA3E5

#AAA3E5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#AAA3E5 is a blue with RGB values 170, 163, 229 and HSL 246°, 56%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#AAA3E5#AAA3E5

HEX#AAA3E5

RGBrgb(170, 163, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6392, 0.898

RGB percentages66.7%, 63.9%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(246.4, 55.9%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.4, 28.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK25.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,183,077

CSS custom property--colour: #AAA3E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#555C1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92ACE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#91A9E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#9DAEBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1 Thistle · ΔE 25.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.3 Steel blue · ΔE 27 Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DEE5A3

Analogous#A3BDE5, #CBA3E5

Triadic#E5AAA3, #A3E5AA

Split complementary#E5CBA3, #BDE5A3

Tetradic#E5A3BD, #DEE5A3, #A3E5CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F3FB

Lighter +10%#CFCBF0

Darker −10%#857BDA

Darker −20%#6153CF

Darker −30%#4335BA

Darker −40%#352993

More saturated +25%#9E94F4

Less saturated −25%#B6B2D6

Channel breakdown

R170

G163

B229

Red170 (66.7%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue246.36°

Saturation (HSL)55.93%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AA · G A3 · B E5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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