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Recognised as Colour

#AAA3EA

  • #AAA3EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAA3EA is a blue with RGB values 170, 163, 234 and HSL 246°, 63%, 78%. 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

#AAA3EA#AAA3EA
HEX#AAA3EA
RGBrgb(170, 163, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6392, 0.9176
RGB percentages66.7%, 63.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(245.9, 62.8%, 77.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 30.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK27.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,183,082
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA3EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.14:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#555C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90ADEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8FA9E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9BAFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 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 text9.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Plum · ΔE 19.8Thistle · ΔE 27.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Light steelblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3EAA3
Analogous#A3C0EA, #CDA3EA
Triadic#EAAAA3, #A3EAAA
Split complementary#EACEA3, #BFEAA3
Tetradic#EAA3C0, #E3EAA3, #A3EACD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F7F6FD
Lighter +10%#D0CDF3
Darker −10%#8479E1
Darker −20%#5D50D7
Darker −30%#3C2DC7
Darker −40%#30249D
More saturated +25%#9F95F8
Less saturated −25%#B5B1DC

Channel breakdown

R170
G163
B234
Red170 (66.7%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue245.92°
Saturation (HSL)62.83%
Lightness77.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A3 · B EA

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