Recognised as Colour
#AAAAB9
- #AAAAB9
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AAAAB9 is a blue with RGB values 170, 170, 185 and HSL 240°, 10%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AAAAB9#AAAAB9
HEX#AAAAB9
RGBrgb(170, 170, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.7255
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(240, 9.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 8.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK8.1%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,825
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAAB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#555546
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9B9AA
Analogous#AAB2B9, #B2AAB9
Triadic#B9AAAA, #AAB9AA
Split complementary#B9B2AA, #B2B9AA
Tetradic#B9AAB2, #B9B9AA, #AAB9B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G170
B185
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)9.68%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B B9
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