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Recognised as Colour

#AAA7F7

  • #AAA7F7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAA7F7 is a blue with RGB values 170, 167, 247 and HSL 242°, 83%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAA7F7#AAA7F7
HEX#AAA7F7
RGBrgb(170, 167, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6549, 0.9686
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.5%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(242.2, 83.3%, 81.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 32.4%, 96.9%)
CMYK31.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,119
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA7F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#555808

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#90B1FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#8DADF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#97B6C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Plum · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 30.6Thistle · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4F7A7
Analogous#A7CCF7, #D2A7F7
Triadic#F7AAA7, #A7F7AA
Split complementary#F7D2A7, #CCF7A7
Tetradic#F7A7CC, #F4F7A7, #A7F7D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7D6FB
Darker −10%#7D78F3
Darker −20%#5049EF
Darker −30%#231BEA
Darker −40%#1811C1
More saturated +25%#A39FFF
Less saturated −25%#B5B3EB

Channel breakdown

R170
G167
B247
Red170 (66.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue242.25°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness81.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A7 · B F7

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