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Recognised as Colour

#AAA3E8

  • #AAA3E8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAA3E8 is a blue with RGB values 170, 163, 232 and HSL 246°, 60%, 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 Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAA3E8#AAA3E8
HEX#AAA3E8
RGBrgb(170, 163, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6392, 0.9098
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.9%, 91%
HSLhsl(246.1, 60%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.1, 29.7%, 91%)
CMYK26.7%, 29.7%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,183,080
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA3E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 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#A9A9A9
Inverted#555C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#91ACEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#90A9E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9CAFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 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 19.2Plum · ΔE 19.5Thistle · ΔE 26.9Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Light steelblue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E8A3
Analogous#A3BFE8, #CCA3E8
Triadic#E8AAA3, #A3E8AA
Split complementary#E8CCA3, #BFE8A3
Tetradic#E8A3BF, #E1E8A3, #A3E8CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F5F5FC
Lighter +10%#D0CCF2
Darker −10%#847ADE
Darker −20%#5F51D4
Darker −30%#3F30C2
Darker −40%#322699
More saturated +25%#9F95F6
Less saturated −25%#B5B1DA

Channel breakdown

R170
G163
B232
Red170 (66.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue246.09°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A3 · B E8

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