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Colour

#AAAAF3

  • #AAAAF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAAAF3 is a blue with RGB values 170, 170, 243 and HSL 240°, 75%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAAAF3#AAAAF3
HEX#AAAAF3
RGBrgb(170, 170, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6667, 0.9529
RGB percentages66.7%, 66.7%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(240, 75.3%, 81%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 30%, 95.3%)
CMYK30%, 30%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,184,883
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAAF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.75:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#55550C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95B3F6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#92AEF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#98B7C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Plum · ΔE 21.9Light steelblue · ΔE 28.1Thistle · ΔE 28.4Steel blue · ΔE 28.5Light skyblue · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3F3AA
Analogous#AACFF3, #CFAAF3
Triadic#F3AAAA, #AAF3AA
Split complementary#F3CFAA, #CFF3AA
Tetradic#F3AACF, #F3F3AA, #AAF3CF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D7D7F9
Darker −10%#7D7DED
Darker −20%#5151E6
Darker −30%#2424E0
Darker −40%#1A1AB7
More saturated +25%#9E9EFF
Less saturated −25%#B6B6E7

Channel breakdown

R170
G170
B243
Red170 (66.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness80.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AA · B F3

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