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Recognised as Colour

#AAAFF2

  • #AAAFF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#AAAFF2 is a blue with RGB values 170, 175, 242 and HSL 236°, 73%, 81%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#AAAFF2#AAAFF2
HEX#AAAFF2
RGBrgb(170, 175, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.6863, 0.949
RGB percentages66.7%, 68.6%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(235.8, 73.5%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 29.8%, 94.9%)
CMYK29.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,186,162
CSS custom property--colour: #AAAFF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.12:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#55500D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9CB7F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#98B2F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#98BBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Plum · ΔE 22.8Light steelblue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.4Thistle · ΔE 25.6Steel blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2EDAA
Analogous#AAD3F2, #C9AAF2
Triadic#F2AAAF, #AFF2AA
Split complementary#F2C9AA, #D3F2AA
Tetradic#F2AAD3, #F2EDAA, #AAF2C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#D6D9F9
Darker −10%#7E85EB
Darker −20%#525CE4
Darker −30%#2532DE
Darker −40%#1C26B4
More saturated +25%#9EA4FE
Less saturated −25%#B6BAE6

Channel breakdown

R170
G175
B242
Red170 (66.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue235.83°
Saturation (HSL)73.47%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AA · G AF · B F2

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