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Recognised as Colour

#AAA8D1

  • #AAA8D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#AAA8D1 is a blue with RGB values 170, 168, 209 and HSL 243°, 31%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#AAA8D1#AAA8D1
HEX#AAA8D1
RGBrgb(170, 168, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6588, 0.8196
RGB percentages66.7%, 65.9%, 82%
HSLhsl(242.9, 30.8%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 19.6%, 82%)
CMYK18.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,337
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA8D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#55572E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EADD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9DABD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#A2AFB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 14.3Thistle · ΔE 15.5Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Dark grey · ΔE 22.5Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFD1A8
Analogous#A8BBD1, #BFA8D1
Triadic#D1AAA8, #A8D1AA
Split complementary#D1BFA8, #BBD1A8
Tetradic#D1A8BB, #CFD1A8, #A8D1BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBEBF4
Lighter +10%#CBC9E3
Darker −10%#8987BF
Darker −20%#6965AE
Darker −30%#514D93
Darker −40%#3E3C71
More saturated +25%#9B97E2
Less saturated −25%#B9B9C0

Channel breakdown

R170
G168
B209
Red170 (66.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue242.93°
Saturation (HSL)30.83%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A8 · B D1

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