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Recognised as Colour

#AAA9EF

  • #AAA9EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAA9EF is a blue with RGB values 170, 169, 239 and HSL 241°, 69%, 80%. 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

#AAA9EF#AAA9EF
HEX#AAA9EF
RGBrgb(170, 169, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6627, 0.9373
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.3%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(240.9, 68.6%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.9, 29.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK28.9%, 29.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,623
CSS custom property--colour: #AAA9EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.63:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#555610

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B2F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#93ADEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#99B6C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Plum · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8Thistle · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEEFA9
Analogous#A9CBEF, #CDA9EF
Triadic#EFAAA9, #A9EFAA
Split complementary#EFCDA9, #CBEFA9
Tetradic#EFA9CB, #EEEFA9, #A9EFCD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D5D4F7
Darker −10%#807EE7
Darker −20%#5553DF
Darker −30%#2B28D7
Darker −40%#2220AC
More saturated +25%#9E9CFC
Less saturated −25%#B6B6E2

Channel breakdown

R170
G169
B239
Red170 (66.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue240.86°
Saturation (HSL)68.63%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G A9 · B EF

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