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Recognised as Colour

#AAA6EE

  • #AAA6EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAA6EE is a blue with RGB values 170, 166, 238 and HSL 243°, 68%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAA6EE#AAA6EE
HEX#AAA6EE
RGBrgb(170, 166, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.651, 0.9333
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(243.3, 67.9%, 79.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 30.3%, 93.3%)
CMYK28.6%, 30.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,183,854
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA6EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.4:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#555911

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92AFF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#90ABECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#9AB3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Plum · ΔE 20.7Thistle · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 28.3Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAEEA6
Analogous#A6C6EE, #CEA6EE
Triadic#EEAAA6, #A6EEAA
Split complementary#EECEA6, #C6EEA6
Tetradic#EEA6C6, #EAEEA6, #A6EECE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCFE
Lighter +10%#D3D1F6
Darker −10%#817BE6
Darker −20%#5850DE
Darker −30%#3228D3
Darker −40%#2820A8
More saturated +25%#9E99FB
Less saturated −25%#B6B3E1

Channel breakdown

R170
G166
B238
Red170 (66.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue243.33°
Saturation (HSL)67.92%
Lightness79.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A6 · B EE

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